Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate vs Flumetasone pivalate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate was dispensed 4.1× as often as Flumetasone pivalate in March 2026 — 7,079 items versus 1,712 in England.

7,079items

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,712items

Flumetasone pivalate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · ╌ Flumetasone pivalate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate versus Flumetasone pivalate, March 2026
Measure	Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate	Flumetasone pivalate
Items, March 2026	7,079	1,712
Items, last 12 months	63,073	18,550
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£55,523	£20,684