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Salicylic acid

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310020V0
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV
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Dispensed in December 2025

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Rolling 12 months

£299

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Salicylic acid: national items dispensed by month

0 1 2 Dec 2023 Dec 2025 1 Dec 2023: 2 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £299.02
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Salicylic acid this month.

Presentations of Salicylic acid, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Benzoic acid 6% / Salicylic acid 3% cream 1310020V0AAADAD 1 £299

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Salicylic acid is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Salicylic acid volumes.

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

Compare Salicylic acid with

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