Paraffin soft yellow
Paraffin soft yellow was ranked 1416th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20 items, down 69.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Paraffin soft yellow: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £12.25
- Year on year Down 69.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Paraffin soft yellow this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow soft paraffin solid | 1302010M0AAAAAA | 20 | £245 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Paraffin soft yellow is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Paraffin soft yellow volumes.
Top regions
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 4
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board 3
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 3
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board 2
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board 2
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board 1
Top dispensing practices
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.
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The monthly series for Paraffin soft yellow is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.