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Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream

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Data updated May 2026
43,442items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£160,581

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

518,997items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream: national items dispensed by month

0 26k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 43,442 Jan 2021: 39k Feb 2021: 38k Mar 2021: 45k Apr 2021: 47k May 2021: 41k Jun 2021: 44k Jul 2021: 42k Aug 2021: 37k Sep 2021: 38k Oct 2021: 36k Nov 2021: 38k Dec 2021: 39k Jan 2022: 39k Feb 2022: 38k Mar 2022: 43k Apr 2022: 39k May 2022: 41k Jul 2022: 39k Aug 2022: 39k Sep 2022: 37k Oct 2022: 33k Nov 2022: 39k Dec 2022: 37k Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 37k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 38k May 2023: 47k Jun 2023: 53k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 44k Sep 2023: 45k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 42k Dec 2023: 45k Jan 2024: 46k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 41k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 41k Jun 2024: 36k Jul 2024: 41k Aug 2024: 39k Sep 2024: 38k Oct 2024: 44k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 41k Jan 2025: 48k Feb 2025: 43k Mar 2025: 47k Apr 2025: 44k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 47k Aug 2025: 41k Sep 2025: 42k Oct 2025: 43k Nov 2025: 40k Dec 2025: 42k Jan 2026: 46k Feb 2026: 40k Mar 2026: 46k Apr 2026: 46k May 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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