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Betamethasone sodium phosphate vs Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory)

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

Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) was dispensed 1.1× as often as Betamethasone sodium phosphate in May 2026 — 16,189 items versus 14,608 in England.

14,608items

Betamethasone sodium phosphate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

16,189items

Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Betamethasone sodium phosphate versus Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory): national items dispensed by month

▬ Betamethasone sodium phosphate   ·   ╌ Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory)

0 8k 17k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ciclosporin (Eye… 14,608 Jan 2021: 12k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 13k Apr 2021: 12k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 13k Jul 2021: 13k Aug 2021: 12k Sep 2021: 13k Oct 2021: 12k Nov 2021: 14k Dec 2021: 13k Jan 2022: 13k Feb 2022: 13k Mar 2022: 14k Apr 2022: 13k May 2022: 13k Jun 2022: 13k Jul 2022: 13k Aug 2022: 12k Sep 2022: 12k Oct 2022: 13k Nov 2022: 13k Dec 2022: 12k Jan 2023: 14k Feb 2023: 13k Mar 2023: 14k Apr 2023: 12k May 2023: 13k Jun 2023: 13k Jul 2023: 13k Aug 2023: 13k Sep 2023: 13k Oct 2023: 14k Nov 2023: 14k Dec 2023: 15k Jan 2024: 16k Feb 2024: 16k Mar 2024: 17k Apr 2024: 16k May 2024: 16k Jun 2024: 16k Jul 2024: 16k Aug 2024: 14k Sep 2024: 14k Oct 2024: 16k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 15k Jan 2025: 15k Feb 2025: 14k Mar 2025: 15k Apr 2025: 14k May 2025: 15k Jun 2025: 15k Jul 2025: 15k Aug 2025: 14k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 16k Nov 2025: 15k Dec 2025: 15k Jan 2026: 14k Feb 2026: 14k Mar 2026: 16k Apr 2026: 14k May 2026: 15k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate versus Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory), May 2026
Measure Betamethasone sodium phosphate Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory)
Items, May 2026 14,608 16,189
Items, last 12 months 178,536 180,294
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £52,579 £1,808,607

See the full profile for Betamethasone sodium phosphate or Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory).