Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate vs Dexamethasone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Dexamethasone was dispensed 11.3× as often as Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate in March 2026 — 79,798 items versus 7,079 in England.

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Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

79,798items

Dexamethasone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · ╌ Dexamethasone

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate versus Dexamethasone, March 2026
Measure	Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate	Dexamethasone
Items, March 2026	7,079	79,798
Items, last 12 months	63,073	1,082,328
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£55,523	£720,870