Permethrin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anti-infective skin preparations

Data updated March 2026

Permethrin was ranked 359th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 26,121 items, up 7.9% on a year earlier.

26,121items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£349,672

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

276,204items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Permethrin: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Permethrin, by items this month.

Presentations of Permethrin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Permethrin 5% cream	25,036	£335,628
Lyclear 5% dermal cream	533	£8,873
Permethrin 1% scalp application	531	£4,937
Lyclear 1% creme rinse	21	£234

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