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Salicylic acid

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Preparations for eczema and psoriasis
Data updated March 2026

Salicylic acid was ranked 1243rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 94 items, down 39.0% on a year earlier.

94items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£21,406

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,197items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Salicylic acid: national items dispensed by month

94

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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The individual products dispensed under Salicylic acid, by items this month.

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