Chlorhexidine gluconate

Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents | Skin

Items (National)
199.1K
NHS Cost
£1.9M
Practices
6,742
Avg per Practice
30

Overview

Chlorhexidine gluconate is prescribed by 6,742 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 199,095 items were prescribed at a total cost of £1,940,952 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Skin, Section Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
8,302
Jun 2026
8,126
Jun 2026
9,055
Jun 2026
8,713
Jun 2026
8,021
Jun 2026
8,227
Jun 2026
8,063
Jun 2026
7,910
Jun 2026
8,181
Jun 2026
7,538
Jun 2026
7,978
Jun 2026
8,069

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
B 13.9K 228 61 +106.8% ▲
E 6,865 133 52 +74.9% ▲
M 6,396 145 44 +49.5% ▲
LS 5,762 87 66 +124.4% ▲
NE 5,525 108 51 +73.6% ▲
N 5,463 107 51 +73.2% ▲
NG 5,088 119 43 +45.1% ▲
SE 4,405 100 44 +49.2% ▲
SW 3,709 101 37 +24.4% ▲
LE 3,560 94 38 +28.5% ▲
BS 3,543 79 45 +51.9% ▲
S 3,428 115 30 +1.0% vs avg
CV 3,189 81 39 +33.6% ▲
L 3,123 93 34 +13.9% ▲
NW 2,875 63 46 +54.6% ▲
ST 2,746 68 40 +36.9% ▲
HU 2,626 38 69 +134.2% ▲
BB 2,618 52 50 +70.5% ▲
BN 2,562 70 37 +24.1% ▲
PO 2,538 57 45 +50.8% ▲

Top Prescribing Practices

PracticeItems
HERTS VALLEY COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY HH 449
MIDLANDS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP 387
MEDICUS HEALTH PARTNERS 342
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BNF Classification

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Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.