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Skin Fillers And Protectives

Stoma Appliances Skin Fillers And Protectives BNF 2380
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Skin Fillers And Protectives was ranked 75th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 330,911 items, down 1.4% on a year earlier.

330,911items -1.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,357,902items

Rolling 12 months

£3,740,037

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Skin Fillers And Protectives: national items dispensed by month

0 179k 357k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 347,484 Jan 2021: 275k Feb 2021: 254k Mar 2021: 282k Apr 2021: 279k May 2021: 266k Jun 2021: 287k Jul 2021: 287k Aug 2021: 276k Sep 2021: 289k Oct 2021: 271k Nov 2021: 279k Dec 2021: 285k Jan 2022: 276k Feb 2022: 250k Mar 2022: 289k Apr 2022: 269k May 2022: 283k Jun 2022: 275k Jul 2022: 277k Aug 2022: 288k Sep 2022: 282k Oct 2022: 280k Nov 2022: 287k Dec 2022: 281k Jan 2023: 290k Feb 2023: 260k Mar 2023: 302k Apr 2023: 267k May 2023: 295k Jun 2023: 306k Jul 2023: 301k Aug 2023: 309k Sep 2023: 303k Oct 2023: 300k Nov 2023: 312k Dec 2023: 303k Jan 2024: 323k Feb 2024: 302k Mar 2024: 300k Apr 2024: 320k May 2024: 322k Jun 2024: 307k Jul 2024: 341k Aug 2024: 326k Sep 2024: 319k Oct 2024: 341k Nov 2024: 316k Dec 2024: 326k Jan 2025: 342k Feb 2025: 304k Mar 2025: 318k Apr 2025: 319k May 2025: 336k Jun 2025: 333k Jul 2025: 352k Aug 2025: 322k Sep 2025: 340k Oct 2025: 351k Nov 2025: 324k Dec 2025: 347k Jan 2026: 344k Feb 2026: 315k Mar 2026: 342k Apr 2026: 341k May 2026: 331k Jun 2026: 357k Jul 2026: 347k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Skin Fillers And Protectives
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.30
  • Year on year Down 1.4% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Skin Fillers And Protectives this month.

Presentations of Skin Fillers And Protectives, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Medi Derma-S barrier cream 23803068001 108,380 £720,086
Cavilon Durable barrier cream 23803108011 32,018 £239,398
Proshield Plus skin protective 23804708007 31,407 £431,861
AproDerm barrier cream 23806558001 17,490 £124,393
Medi Derma-Pro skin protectant ointment 23803068010 14,291 £149,090
Proshield Foam & Spray skin cleanser 23804708006 13,889 £121,277
Medi Derma-Pro Foam & Spray incontinence cleanser 23803068009 10,492 £75,297
Cavilon No Sting barrier film pump spray 23803108010 7,240 £63,291
Medi Derma-S non-sting medical barrier film pump spray 23803068008 6,999 £56,566
Medi Derma-S non-sting barrier film foam 1ml applicator 23803068004 6,652 £67,153
Sorbaderm barrier cream 23800298005 4,722 £37,356
Cavilon No Sting barrier film foam 1ml applicator 23803108008 4,660 £61,006
Independence No Sting barrier film wipes 23801068000 4,413 £127,222
Derma Protective Plus skin protectant 23806558002 3,971 £25,439
LBF Sterile No Sting barrier film wipes 23800908004 3,734 £183,810

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Skin Fillers And Protectives is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Skin Fillers And Protectives volumes.

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

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The monthly series for Skin Fillers And Protectives 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.