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Beclometasone dipropionate vs Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)

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

Beclometasone dipropionate was dispensed 1.3× as often as Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) in May 2026 — 113,286 items versus 87,217 in England.

113,286items

Beclometasone dipropionate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

87,217items

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Beclometasone dipropionate   ·   ╌ Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)

0 92k 184k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Fluticasone prop… 113,286 Jan 2021: 125k Feb 2021: 118k Mar 2021: 144k Apr 2021: 154k May 2021: 140k Jun 2021: 184k 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/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal), May 2026
Measure Beclometasone dipropionate Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)
Items, May 2026 113,286 87,217
Items, last 12 months 1,336,466 931,545
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £327,131 £979,247

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