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Budesonide vs Mometasone furoate

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

Budesonide was dispensed 5,733.6× as often as Mometasone furoate in March 2026 — 441,490 items versus 77 in England.

441,490items

Budesonide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

77items

Mometasone furoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Budesonide versus Mometasone furoate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Budesonide   ·   ╌ Mometasone furoate

Mometasone furoa… 441,490

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Budesonide versus Mometasone furoate, March 2026
Measure Budesonide Mometasone furoate
Items, March 2026 441,490 77
Items, last 12 months 4,702,193 1,619
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £14,964,646 £2,624

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