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Hydrocortisone 1% ointment

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Data updated May 2026
27,577items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£98,025

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

328,325items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

0 17k 35k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 27,577 Jan 2021: 28k Feb 2021: 23k Mar 2021: 33k Apr 2021: 34k May 2021: 27k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 25k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 25k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 26k Dec 2021: 26k Jan 2022: 29k Feb 2022: 28k Apr 2022: 28k May 2022: 30k Jun 2022: 28k Jul 2022: 26k Aug 2022: 24k Sep 2022: 23k Oct 2022: 23k Nov 2022: 26k Dec 2022: 26k Jan 2023: 30k Feb 2023: 28k Mar 2023: 33k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 32k Jun 2023: 33k Jul 2023: 28k Aug 2023: 27k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 30k Nov 2023: 31k Dec 2023: 31k Jan 2024: 35k Feb 2024: 30k Mar 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 32k May 2024: 31k Jun 2024: 30k Jul 2024: 29k Aug 2024: 26k Sep 2024: 25k Oct 2024: 27k Nov 2024: 28k Dec 2024: 26k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 28k Mar 2025: 32k Apr 2025: 31k May 2025: 31k Jun 2025: 28k Jul 2025: 28k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 25k Oct 2025: 26k Nov 2025: 26k Dec 2025: 26k Jan 2026: 30k Feb 2026: 27k Mar 2026: 31k Apr 2026: 31k May 2026: 28k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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