Silk Garments
Silk Garments was ranked 1045th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 349 items, down 21.2% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Silk Garments: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Silk Garments
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £59.84
- Year on year Down 21.2% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Silk Garments this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| DermaSilk knee length undersocks longer length | 20200000123 | 38 | £1,171 |
| DermaSilk knee length undersocks standard length | 20200000122 | 26 | £998 |
| Skinnies Silk leggings 2-5 years | 20200000247 | 22 | £1,459 |
| DermaSilk gloves medium adult | 20200000116 | 14 | £432 |
| DermaSilk gloves large adult | 20200000117 | 12 | £364 |
| Skinnies Silk leggings 6-24 months | 20200000246 | 11 | £875 |
| Skinnies Silk baby grow 6-12 months | 20200000265 | 11 | £675 |
| Skinnies Silk leggings 5-8 years | 20200000248 | 9 | £596 |
| Skinnies Silk top 2-5 years | 20200000255 | 9 | £897 |
| Skinnies Silk gloves medium child | 20200000267 | 9 | £262 |
| Skinnies Silk gloves small child | 20200000266 | 8 | £111 |
| DermaSilk gloves small adult | 20200000115 | 7 | £250 |
| Skinnies Silk leggings 11-14 years | 20200000250 | 6 | £678 |
| Skinnies Silk leggings adult medium | 20200000252 | 6 | £1,964 |
| DermaSilk body suit 24-36 months | 20200000105 | 5 | £410 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Silk Garments is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Silk Garments volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 44
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 38
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board 31
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 29
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 27
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 24
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Download this data
The monthly series for Silk Garments 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.