Skin

BNF Chapter 13

The Skin chapter of the BNF contains 169 chemical substances prescribed across England, totalling 26,837,069 items at a cost of £293,581,255 to the NHS.

Sections

Section	Items	Cost	Substances
Management of skin conditions	36.1K	£145.9K	3
Emollient and barrier preparations	6.0M	£47.9M	19
Topical local anaesthetics and antipruritics	358.8K	£3.8M	10
Topical corticosteroids	11.1M	£71.2M	17
Preparations for eczema and psoriasis	1.9M	£75.3M	19
Acne and rosacea	1.7M	£30.9M	16
Preparations for warts and calluses	119.8K	£2.2M	9
Sunscreens and camouflagers	450.9K	£15.4M	6
Shampoo and other preparations for scalp and hair conditions	1.3M	£20.9M	12
Anti-infective skin preparations	3.5M	£21.7M	32
Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents	231.3K	£2.4M	17
Antiperspirants	46.0K	£372.4K	3
Wound management products	16.3K	£644.7K	2
Topical circulatory preparations	73.2K	£354.7K	2
Miscellaneous topical preparations	1,667	£165.3K	2

Top Drugs in Skin

Drug	Items	Cost
Other emollient preparations	4.6M	£34.2M
Hydrocortisone	3.5M	£20.8M
Betamethasone valerate	3.0M	£15.4M
Clobetasone butyrate	1.6M	£12.4M
Calcipotriol	1.2M	£56.7M
Clobetasol propionate	997.6K	£6.3M
Mometasone furoate	970.9K	£6.1M
Fusidic acid	958.7K	£2.5M
Clotrimazole	738.3K	£1.4M
Ketoconazole	707.3K	£15.9M
Miconazole nitrate	519.7K	£3.0M
Coal tar	499.6K	£3.0M
Hydrocortisone acetate	480.2K	£3.0M
Urea	469.9K	£7.0M
Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate	466.5K	£8.3M
Emollient bath and shower preparations	437.6K	£2.7M
Betamethasone esters	426.3K	£3.5M
Tacrolimus	369.0K	£12.4M
Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide	367.6K	£8.2M
Permethrin	269.3K	£5.3M