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Beclometasone dipropionate vs Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)

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

Beclometasone dipropionate was dispensed 1.4× as often as Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) in May 2026 — 113,286 items versus 81,659 in England.

113,286items

Beclometasone dipropionate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

81,659items

Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Beclometasone dipropionate versus Fluticasone propionate (Nasal): national items dispensed by month

▬ Beclometasone dipropionate   ·   ╌ Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)

0 86k 173k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Fluticasone prop… 113,286 Jan 2021: 125k Feb 2021: 118k Mar 2021: 144k Apr 2021: 154k May 2021: 140k Jul 2021: 157k Aug 2021: 132k Sep 2021: 133k Oct 2021: 124k Nov 2021: 128k Dec 2021: 130k Jan 2022: 124k Feb 2022: 118k Mar 2022: 143k Apr 2022: 141k May 2022: 153k Jun 2022: 170k Jul 2022: 150k Aug 2022: 134k Sep 2022: 125k Oct 2022: 122k Nov 2022: 124k Dec 2022: 124k Jan 2023: 126k Feb 2023: 114k Mar 2023: 125k Apr 2023: 133k May 2023: 146k Jun 2023: 173k Jul 2023: 138k Aug 2023: 128k Sep 2023: 121k Oct 2023: 121k Nov 2023: 125k Dec 2023: 129k Jan 2024: 141k Feb 2024: 133k Mar 2024: 139k Apr 2024: 148k May 2024: 156k Jun 2024: 160k Jul 2024: 146k Aug 2024: 132k Sep 2024: 113k Oct 2024: 126k Nov 2024: 109k Dec 2024: 116k Jan 2025: 122k Feb 2025: 108k Mar 2025: 122k Apr 2025: 132k May 2025: 136k Jun 2025: 135k Jul 2025: 126k Aug 2025: 107k Sep 2025: 108k Oct 2025: 109k Nov 2025: 99k Dec 2025: 107k Jan 2026: 105k Feb 2026: 97k Mar 2026: 114k Apr 2026: 117k May 2026: 113k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Beclometasone dipropionate versus Fluticasone propionate (Nasal), May 2026
Measure Beclometasone dipropionate Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)
Items, May 2026 113,286 81,659
Items, last 12 months 1,336,466 961,378
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £327,131 £1,219,336

See the full profile for Beclometasone dipropionate or Fluticasone propionate (Nasal).