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Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate vs Urea hydrogen peroxide

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

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate was dispensed 4.9× as often as Urea hydrogen peroxide in March 2026 — 7,079 items versus 1,452 in England.

7,079items

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,452items

Urea hydrogen peroxide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate   ·   ╌ Urea hydrogen peroxide

Urea hydrogen pe… 7,079

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate versus Urea hydrogen peroxide, March 2026
Measure Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate Urea hydrogen peroxide
Items, March 2026 7,079 1,452
Items, last 12 months 63,073 17,189
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £55,523 £5,679

See the full profile for Dexamethasone sodium metasulphobenzoate or Urea hydrogen peroxide.