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Paraffin soft yellow

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollient and barrier preparations
Data updated March 2026

Paraffin soft yellow was ranked 1387th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 30 items, down 63.0% on a year earlier.

30items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£217

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

619items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Paraffin soft yellow: national items dispensed by month

30

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Paraffin soft yellow, by items this month.

Presentations of Paraffin soft yellow, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Yellow soft paraffin solid 30 £217

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