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Betamethasone vs Betamethasone sodium phosphate

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

Betamethasone sodium phosphate was dispensed 1,941.7× as often as Betamethasone in June 2026 — 5,825 items versus 3 in England.

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Betamethasone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Betamethasone sodium phosphate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Betamethasone versus Betamethasone sodium phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Betamethasone   ·   ╌ Betamethasone sodium phosphate

0 4k 7k Feb 2021 Jan 2022 Nov 2022 Nov 2023 Jul 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Betamethasone so… 3 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 2 Jun 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 3 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 5 Apr 2023: 3 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 1 Jun 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 5 Mar 2025: 2 May 2025: 4 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 5 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 3 Jun 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Betamethasone versus Betamethasone sodium phosphate, June 2026
Measure Betamethasone Betamethasone sodium phosphate
Items, June 2026 3 5,825
Items, last 12 months 31 57,261
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £115 £250,756

See the full profile for Betamethasone or Betamethasone sodium phosphate.