Betamethasone sodium phosphate vs Methylprednisolone sodium succinate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate was dispensed 284.6× as often as Methylprednisolone sodium succinate in March 2026 — 4,553 items versus 16 in England.

4,553items

Betamethasone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

16items

Methylprednisolone sodium succinate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Betamethasone sodium phosphate · ╌ Methylprednisolone sodium succinate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate versus Methylprednisolone sodium succinate, March 2026
Measure	Betamethasone sodium phosphate	Methylprednisolone sodium succinate
Items, March 2026	4,553	16
Items, last 12 months	59,367	158
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£144,871	£95