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Sodium chloride

Skin Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents BNF 1311010S0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Sodium chloride was ranked 1647th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 2 items, little changed on a year earlier.

2items 0%

Dispensed in April 2026

14items

Rolling 12 months

£22

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Sodium chloride: national items dispensed by month

0 3 6 Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Jul 2022 Jun 2023 Apr 2024 Dec 2024 Apr 2026 2 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 3 Apr 2021: 2 May 2021: 2 Jul 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 3 Mar 2022: 2 Apr 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 4 Oct 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 1 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 6 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 3 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.15
  • Year on year Little changed 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Sodium chloride this month.

Presentations of Sodium chloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution 1311010S0AAADAD 2 £22

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

Where Sodium chloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium chloride volumes.

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

Compare Sodium chloride with

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