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Betamethasone vs Prednisolone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated February 2024

Prednisolone was dispensed 49,886.0× as often as Betamethasone in February 2024 — 49,886 items versus 1 in England.

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Betamethasone · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

49,886items

Prednisolone · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Betamethasone versus Prednisolone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Betamethasone   ·   ╌ Prednisolone

Prednisolone 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2024

Betamethasone versus Prednisolone, February 2024
Measure Betamethasone Prednisolone
Items, February 2024 1 49,886
Items, last 12 months 1 560,740
Net ingredient cost, February 2024 £4 £139,515

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