Urea
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollient and barrier preparations
Urea was ranked 290th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 41,260 items, up 7.6% on a year earlier.
41,260items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£680,143
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
468,439items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Urea: 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 Urea, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Balneum Plus cream | 22,081 | £343,724 |
| E45 Itch Relief cream | 12,042 | £219,242 |
| Urea 5% / Lauromacrogols 3% cream | 1,690 | £29,932 |
| Eucerin UreaRepair Plus 10% urea foot cream | 1,546 | £13,256 |
| Eucerin Dry Skin Relief 5% cream | 1,427 | £20,171 |
| Eucerin Dry Skin Relief 5% face cream | 1,090 | £25,483 |
| Udrate cream | 522 | £19,026 |
| Eucerin DermoCapillaire Calming urea shampoo | 449 | £4,270 |
| Eucerin DermoCapillaire Calming urea scalp treatment | 147 | £1,557 |
| Eucerin Intensive 10% cream | 131 | £1,558 |
| Eucerin Intensive 10% lotion | 114 | £1,587 |
| Calmurid cream | 15 | £300 |
| Nutraplus 10% cream | 4 | £30 |
| Eucerin Intensive 5% hand cream | 2 | £9 |
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