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Paraffin soft yellow

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 1302010M0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Paraffin soft yellow was ranked 1403rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 23 items, down 69.3% on a year earlier.

23items -69.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

501items

Rolling 12 months

£156

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

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

0 85 170 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 23 Jan 2021: 158 Feb 2021: 132 Mar 2021: 158 Apr 2021: 156 May 2021: 165 Jun 2021: 164 Jul 2021: 166 Aug 2021: 155 Sep 2021: 132 Oct 2021: 139 Nov 2021: 167 Dec 2021: 130 Jan 2022: 164 Feb 2022: 166 Mar 2022: 166 Apr 2022: 137 May 2022: 167 Jun 2022: 142 Jul 2022: 138 Aug 2022: 122 Sep 2022: 163 Oct 2022: 141 Nov 2022: 157 Dec 2022: 132 Jan 2023: 140 Feb 2023: 142 Mar 2023: 150 Apr 2023: 125 May 2023: 85 Jun 2023: 94 Jul 2023: 103 Aug 2023: 107 Sep 2023: 118 Oct 2023: 116 Nov 2023: 125 Dec 2023: 122 Jan 2024: 133 Feb 2024: 136 Mar 2024: 170 Apr 2024: 158 May 2024: 149 Jun 2024: 155 Jul 2024: 128 Aug 2024: 133 Sep 2024: 146 Oct 2024: 139 Nov 2024: 123 Dec 2024: 142 Jan 2025: 105 Feb 2025: 95 Mar 2025: 81 Apr 2025: 75 May 2025: 66 Jun 2025: 50 Jul 2025: 77 Aug 2025: 70 Sep 2025: 61 Oct 2025: 44 Nov 2025: 44 Dec 2025: 25 Jan 2026: 48 Feb 2026: 29 Mar 2026: 30 Apr 2026: 23

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.78
  • Year on year Down 69.3% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Paraffin soft yellow this month.

Presentations of Paraffin soft yellow, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Yellow soft paraffin solid 1302010M0AAAAAA 23 £156

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Paraffin soft yellow is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Paraffin soft yellow volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Paraffin soft yellow with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.