Beclometasone dipropionate vs Xylometazoline hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Beclometasone dipropionate was dispensed 48.8× as often as Xylometazoline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 114,012 items versus 2,334 in England.

114,012items

Beclometasone dipropionate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,334items

Xylometazoline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Beclometasone dipropionate · ╌ Xylometazoline hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Beclometasone dipropionate versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Beclometasone dipropionate	Xylometazoline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	114,012	2,334
Items, last 12 months	1,375,095	26,453
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£330,288	£8,255