Salicylic acid
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Preparations for warts and calluses
Salicylic acid was ranked 570th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 6,857 items, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
6,857items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£27,784
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
87,633items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Salicylic acid: 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 Salicylic acid, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Salactol paint | 3,041 | £7,962 |
| Salatac gel | 1,480 | £5,672 |
| Bazuka Extra Strength 26% gel | 1,163 | £7,329 |
| Occlusal 26% solution | 332 | £1,613 |
| Duofilm paint | 306 | £1,200 |
| Bazuka gel | 213 | £1,093 |
| Scholl Corn Removal 40% plasters washproof | 138 | £575 |
| Scholl Verruca Removal System 40% medicated plasters | 58 | £252 |
| Bazuka Extra Strength Treatment 26% gel | 48 | £322 |
| Salicylic acid 10% ointment in a base | 44 | £1,063 |
| Salicylic acid 20% ointment in a base | 24 | £654 |
| Bazuka Treatment gel | 9 | £45 |
| Carnation Verruca Caps 10% medicated plasters | 1 | £3 |
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