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Hydrocortisone 1% cream

1304000V0AAADAD · Skin
Data updated May 2026
109,623items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£347,681

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,327,433items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Hydrocortisone 1% cream: national items dispensed by month

0 68k 136k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 109,623 Jan 2021: 92k Feb 2021: 94k Mar 2021: 107k Apr 2021: 112k May 2021: 87k Jun 2021: 97k Jul 2021: 87k Aug 2021: 76k Sep 2021: 82k Oct 2021: 78k Nov 2021: 87k Dec 2021: 84k Jan 2022: 94k Feb 2022: 91k Mar 2022: 108k Apr 2022: 95k May 2022: 97k Jun 2022: 98k Jul 2022: 92k Aug 2022: 86k Sep 2022: 81k Oct 2022: 82k Nov 2022: 93k Dec 2022: 93k Jan 2023: 105k Feb 2023: 99k Mar 2023: 117k Apr 2023: 107k May 2023: 121k Jun 2023: 125k Jul 2023: 101k Aug 2023: 98k Sep 2023: 94k Oct 2023: 92k Nov 2023: 100k Dec 2023: 88k Jan 2024: 119k Feb 2024: 109k Mar 2024: 115k Apr 2024: 123k May 2024: 119k Jun 2024: 112k Jul 2024: 114k Aug 2024: 105k Sep 2024: 100k Oct 2024: 109k Nov 2024: 112k Dec 2024: 102k Jan 2025: 124k Feb 2025: 114k Mar 2025: 136k Apr 2025: 131k May 2025: 134k Jun 2025: 118k Jul 2025: 117k Aug 2025: 99k Sep 2025: 102k Oct 2025: 106k Nov 2025: 103k Dec 2025: 103k Jan 2026: 118k Feb 2026: 107k Mar 2026: 123k Apr 2026: 121k May 2026: 110k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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