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Beclometasone dipropionate vs Ciclesonide

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

Beclometasone dipropionate was dispensed 74.5× as often as Ciclesonide in May 2026 — 257,224 items versus 3,454 in England.

257,224items

Beclometasone dipropionate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,454items

Ciclesonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Beclometasone dipropionate versus Ciclesonide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Beclometasone dipropionate   ·   ╌ Ciclesonide

0 594k 1.2m Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ciclesonide 257,224 Jan 2021: 1m Feb 2021: 944k Mar 2021: 1m Apr 2021: 1m May 2021: 963k Jun 2021: 1m Aug 2021: 976k Sep 2021: 1.1m Oct 2021: 1.1m Nov 2021: 1.1m Dec 2021: 1.2m Jan 2022: 1.1m Feb 2022: 977k Mar 2022: 1.1m Apr 2022: 1m May 2022: 1.1m Jun 2022: 1.1m Jul 2022: 1.1m Aug 2022: 1m Sep 2022: 1.1m Oct 2022: 1.1m Nov 2022: 1.1m Dec 2022: 1.2m Jan 2023: 1.1m Feb 2023: 1m Mar 2023: 1.2m Apr 2023: 1m May 2023: 1.1m Jun 2023: 1.1m Jul 2023: 1.1m Aug 2023: 1.1m Sep 2023: 1.1m Oct 2023: 1.1m Nov 2023: 1.1m Dec 2023: 1.2m Jan 2024: 1.2m Feb 2024: 1.1m Mar 2024: 1.1m Apr 2024: 1.1m May 2024: 1.1m Jun 2024: 1.1m Jul 2024: 1.1m Aug 2024: 1.1m Sep 2024: 1.1m Oct 2024: 1.2m Nov 2024: 1.1m Dec 2024: 1.2m Jan 2025: 1.2m Feb 2025: 1m Mar 2025: 1.1m Apr 2025: 1.1m May 2025: 1.1m Jun 2025: 1.1m Jul 2025: 1.1m Aug 2025: 992k Sep 2025: 1.1m Oct 2025: 1.1m Nov 2025: 1m Dec 2025: 1.2m Jan 2026: 312k Feb 2026: 272k Mar 2026: 291k Apr 2026: 270k May 2026: 257k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Beclometasone dipropionate versus Ciclesonide, May 2026
Measure Beclometasone dipropionate Ciclesonide
Items, May 2026 257,224 3,454
Items, last 12 months 8,987,509 44,065
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,434,821 £113,122

See the full profile for Beclometasone dipropionate or Ciclesonide.