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Preparations for warts and calluses
Podophyllotoxin

Podophyllotoxin

Name: Podophyllotoxin NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Skin Preparations for warts and calluses BNF 1307000K0

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Podophyllotoxin was ranked 1100th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 244 items, up 0.8% on a year earlier.

244items +0.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,495items

Rolling 12 months

£4,984

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Podophyllotoxin: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Preparations for warts and calluses
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £20.42
Year on year Up 0.8% 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.

Where Podophyllotoxin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Podophyllotoxin volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Podophyllotoxin with

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The monthly series for Podophyllotoxin 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.

Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Warticon 0.15% cream	1307000K0BBACAB	214	£4,493
Warticon 0.5% solution	1307000K0BBAAAA	30	£490