Wound Management & Other Dressings
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Wound Management & Other Dressings
Wound Management & Other Dressings was ranked 98th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 280,092 items, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
280,092items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£11,059,364
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
3,486,050items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Wound Management & Other Dressings: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Wound Management & Other Dressings, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dressit sterile dressing pack with gloves | 15,455 | £126,423 |
| Nurse It sterile dressing pack | 12,427 | £97,262 |
| Inadine dressing 5cm x 5cm | 7,744 | £34,436 |
| Flaminal Forte gel dressing | 6,919 | £210,299 |
| Allevyn Gentle Border dressing 10cm x 10cm | 6,065 | £205,580 |
| Tegaderm Film dressing 6cm x 7cm | 5,745 | £19,092 |
| Softpore dressing 6cm x 7cm | 4,605 | £6,377 |
| Mepilex Border Comfort dressing 10cm x 10cm | 4,409 | £138,774 |
| Mepore dressing 7cm x 8cm | 4,265 | £12,566 |
| Allevyn Gentle Border dressing 7.5cm x 7.5cm | 4,204 | £97,106 |
| Mepilex Border Comfort dressing 7.5cm x 7.5cm | 3,658 | £84,227 |
| Inadine dressing 9.5cm x 9.5cm | 3,474 | £26,519 |
| Atrauman dressing 5cm x 5cm | 3,420 | £17,265 |
| Independence Xtra large wound drainage bag with extra dressing | 3,358 | £1,097,009 |
| Softpore dressing 10cm x 10cm | 3,296 | £10,096 |