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Urea

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 1302010U0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

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

0 21k 41k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 40,344 Jan 2021: 35k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 37k Apr 2021: 37k May 2021: 34k Jun 2021: 35k Jul 2021: 34k Aug 2021: 32k Sep 2021: 33k Oct 2021: 31k Nov 2021: 32k Dec 2021: 32k Jan 2022: 32k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 36k Apr 2022: 32k May 2022: 34k Jun 2022: 34k Jul 2022: 34k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 33k Oct 2022: 32k Nov 2022: 32k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 33k Feb 2023: 32k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 36k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 36k Aug 2023: 36k Sep 2023: 35k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 36k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 36k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 35k Apr 2024: 38k May 2024: 38k Jun 2024: 36k Jul 2024: 39k Aug 2024: 37k Sep 2024: 36k Oct 2024: 38k Nov 2024: 36k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 39k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 38k Apr 2025: 38k May 2025: 40k Jun 2025: 39k Jul 2025: 41k Aug 2025: 37k Sep 2025: 38k Oct 2025: 40k Nov 2025: 36k Dec 2025: 40k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 41k May 2026: 40k

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.

Presentations of Urea, May 2026
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.

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.