Other Drugs and Preparations
BNF Chapter 19
Items (National)
561.3K
NHS Cost
£8.9M
Substances
16
Sections
8
The Other Drugs and Preparations chapter of the BNF contains 16 chemical substances prescribed across England, totalling 561,324 items at a cost of £8,886,667 to the NHS.
Sections
| Section | Items | Cost | Substances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selective preparations | 534.7K | £8.5M | 6 |
| Single substances | 1,296 | £27.1K | 1 |
| Other preparations | 9,265 | £113.1K | 1 |
| Acids | 4,467 | £173.2K | 3 |
| Base,diluent, suspending agents and stabilisers | 18 | £802 | 1 |
| Colouring,flavouring and sweetening agents | 55 | £1.4K | 1 |
| Disinfectants, preservatives and sterilising agents | 1 | £2 | 1 |
| Waters | 11.5K | £106.3K | 2 |
Top Drugs in Other Drugs and Preparations
| Drug | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Other toiletry preparations | 282.2K | £2.1M |
| Other individually formulated bought in preparations | 250.5K | £6.3M |
| Other purified water preparations | 10.7K | £64.2K |
| Other preparations | 9,265 | £113.1K |
| Other concentrated water preparations | 2,768 | £166.2K |
| Other oil preparations | 1,689 | £5.6K |
| Other single substance preparations | 1,296 | £27.1K |
| Charcoal | 976 | £4.1K |
| Sterile water | 826 | £42.1K |
| Other homeopathic preparations | 397 | £2.8K |
| Acetylcysteine | 375 | £30.6K |
| Naloxone hydrochloride | 219 | £4.3K |
| Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations | 55 | £1.4K |
| Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations | 18 | £802 |
| Other acid preparations | 10 | £1.4K |
| Other disinfectant,preservative and sterilising preparations | 1 | £2 |