Betamethasone sodium phosphate vs Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate was dispensed 2.9× as often as Betamethasone sodium phosphate in March 2026 — 7,079 items versus 2,426 in England.

2,426items

Betamethasone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,079items

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Betamethasone sodium phosphate · ╌ Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Betamethasone sodium phosphate versus Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate, March 2026
Measure	Betamethasone sodium phosphate	Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate
Items, March 2026	2,426	7,079
Items, last 12 months	37,791	63,073
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£6,197	£55,523

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