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Vitamin E

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 1302010W0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV
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Dispensed in April 2026

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Rolling 12 months

£4

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Vitamin E: national items dispensed by month

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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.67
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 Vitamin E this month.

Presentations of Vitamin E, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Vita-E 50units/g cream 1302010W0BBAAAD 1 £4

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

Compare Vitamin E with

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

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The monthly series for Vitamin E 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.