Betamethasone sodium phosphate vs Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate was dispensed 9.2× as often as Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate in March 2026 — 4,553 items versus 493 in England.

4,553items

Betamethasone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

493items

Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Betamethasone sodium phosphate · ╌ Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate versus Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Betamethasone sodium phosphate	Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate
Items, March 2026	4,553	493
Items, last 12 months	59,367	7,643
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£144,871	£3,814