Urea
Skin
Emollient and barrier preparations
BNF 1302010U0
Data updated May 2026
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Urea was ranked 285th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 40,344 items, little changed on a year earlier.
40,344items
+0.4%
Dispensed in May 2026
471,658items
Rolling 12 months
£671,086
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Urea: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
- Presentations 14 shown
- Average cost / item £16.63
- 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, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Urea this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balneum Plus cream | 1302010U0BHAAAN | 21,502 | £334,127 |
| E45 Itch Relief cream | 1302010U0BJAAAN | 11,784 | £223,355 |
| Urea 5% / Lauromacrogols 3% cream | 1302010U0AAANAN | 1,652 | £29,931 |
| Eucerin UreaRepair Plus 10% urea foot cream | 1302010U0BGAIAF | 1,628 | £13,758 |
| Eucerin Dry Skin Relief 5% cream | 1302010U0BGAAAK | 1,477 | £20,718 |
| Eucerin Dry Skin Relief 5% face cream | 1302010U0BGAEAK | 1,022 | £22,280 |
| Udrate cream | 1302010U0BKAAAE | 519 | £18,484 |
| Eucerin DermoCapillaire Calming urea shampoo | 1302010U0BGAGAS | 388 | £3,624 |
| Eucerin DermoCapillaire Calming urea scalp treatment | 1302010U0BGAJAW | 149 | £1,495 |
| Eucerin Intensive 10% lotion | 1302010U0BGACAM | 118 | £2,098 |
| Eucerin Intensive 10% cream | 1302010U0BGADAF | 90 | £958 |
| Calmurid cream | 1302010U0BCAAAE | 11 | £201 |
| Eucerin Intensive 5% hand cream | 1302010U0BGAHAK | 3 | £19 |
| Eucerin Dry Skin Relief 3% lotion with urea | 1302010U0BGABAL | 1 | £38 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Urea is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Urea volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Urea with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.