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Alclometasone dipropionate vs Hydrocortisone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2026

Hydrocortisone was dispensed 143,023.0× as often as Alclometasone dipropionate in June 2026 — 286,046 items versus 2 in England.

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Alclometasone dipropionate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

286,046items

Hydrocortisone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alclometasone dipropionate versus Hydrocortisone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alclometasone dipropionate   ·   ╌ Hydrocortisone

0 179k 358k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Hydrocortisone 2 Jan 2021: 10 Feb 2021: 15 Mar 2021: 12 Apr 2021: 15 May 2021: 9 Jun 2021: 11 Jul 2021: 17 Aug 2021: 6 Sep 2021: 9 Oct 2021: 13 Nov 2021: 8 Dec 2021: 25 Jan 2022: 39 Feb 2022: 34 Mar 2022: 39 Apr 2022: 22 May 2022: 15 Jun 2022: 17 Jul 2022: 18 Aug 2022: 19 Sep 2022: 21 Oct 2022: 12 Nov 2022: 12 Dec 2022: 15 Jan 2023: 17 Feb 2023: 57 Mar 2023: 57 Apr 2023: 14 May 2023: 46 Jun 2023: 85 Jul 2023: 157 Aug 2023: 165 Sep 2023: 130 Oct 2023: 119 Nov 2023: 134 Dec 2023: 108 Jan 2024: 133 Feb 2024: 99 Mar 2024: 102 Apr 2024: 108 May 2024: 110 Jun 2024: 39 Jul 2024: 33 Aug 2024: 27 Sep 2024: 24 Oct 2024: 27 Nov 2024: 13 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 6 Feb 2025: 7 Mar 2025: 12 Apr 2025: 11 May 2025: 7 Jun 2025: 10 Jul 2025: 11 Aug 2025: 6 Sep 2025: 6 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 9 Dec 2025: 9 Jan 2026: 11 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 5 May 2026: 6 Jun 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Alclometasone dipropionate versus Hydrocortisone, June 2026
Measure Alclometasone dipropionate Hydrocortisone
Items, June 2026 2 286,046
Items, last 12 months 73 3,347,102
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £42 £1,715,646

See the full profile for Alclometasone dipropionate or Hydrocortisone.