Budesonide vs Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) was dispensed 18.3× as often as Budesonide in March 2026 — 83,622 items versus 4,558 in England.

4,558items

Budesonide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

83,622items

Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Budesonide versus Fluticasone propionate (Nasal): national items dispensed by month

▬ Budesonide · ╌ Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Budesonide versus Fluticasone propionate (Nasal), March 2026
Measure	Budesonide	Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)
Items, March 2026	4,558	83,622
Items, last 12 months	56,140	969,928
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£76,777	£1,258,094