Silver nitrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Preparations for warts and calluses
Silver nitrate was ranked 1010th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 457 items, down 3.8% on a year earlier.
457items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£6,063
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
5,398items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Silver nitrate: 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 Silver nitrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Avoca 40% silver nitrate pencils | 229 | £1,034 |
| Avoca 75% silver nitrate applicators | 82 | £2,966 |
| Silver nitrate 95% caustic pencils | 79 | £1,087 |
| Avoca wart and verruca treatment set | 33 | £205 |
| Avoca 95% silver nitrate applicators | 24 | £617 |
| Avoca 95% silver nitrate pencils | 9 | £72 |
| Avoca 75% silver nitrate applicators with thick handles | 1 | £83 |
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