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Potassium permanganate

Skin Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents BNF 1311060Q0
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Potassium permanganate was ranked 1052nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 353 items, down 9.7% on a year earlier.

353items -9.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,277items

Rolling 12 months

£9,920

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Potassium permanganate: national items dispensed by month

0 416.5 833 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 353 Jan 2021: 712 Feb 2021: 709 Mar 2021: 655 Apr 2021: 696 May 2021: 719 Jun 2021: 823 Jul 2021: 829 Aug 2021: 766 Sep 2021: 833 Oct 2021: 764 Nov 2021: 729 Dec 2021: 692 Jan 2022: 710 Feb 2022: 669 Mar 2022: 780 Apr 2022: 652 May 2022: 645 Jun 2022: 719 Jul 2022: 686 Aug 2022: 711 Sep 2022: 575 Oct 2022: 598 Nov 2022: 628 Dec 2022: 488 Jan 2023: 488 Feb 2023: 471 Mar 2023: 547 Apr 2023: 490 May 2023: 542 Jun 2023: 593 Jul 2023: 627 Aug 2023: 584 Sep 2023: 598 Oct 2023: 525 Nov 2023: 514 Dec 2023: 430 Jan 2024: 460 Feb 2024: 399 Mar 2024: 458 Apr 2024: 445 May 2024: 470 Jun 2024: 493 Jul 2024: 517 Aug 2024: 515 Sep 2024: 505 Oct 2024: 486 Nov 2024: 443 Dec 2024: 431 Jan 2025: 418 Feb 2025: 367 Mar 2025: 390 Apr 2025: 391 May 2025: 439 Jun 2025: 444 Jul 2025: 492 Aug 2025: 431 Sep 2025: 449 Oct 2025: 391 Nov 2025: 317 Dec 2025: 359 Jan 2026: 355 Feb 2026: 316 Mar 2026: 370 Apr 2026: 353

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £28.10
  • Year on year Down 9.7% 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 Potassium permanganate this month.

Presentations of Potassium permanganate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Permitabs 400mg tablets for cutaneous solution 1311060Q0BBAAAC 353 £9,920

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

Where Potassium permanganate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Potassium permanganate volumes.

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

Compare Potassium permanganate with

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