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Diflucortolone valerate vs Mometasone furoate

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

Mometasone furoate was dispensed 37,544.5× as often as Diflucortolone valerate in May 2026 — 75,089 items versus 2 in England.

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Diflucortolone valerate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Mometasone furoate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Diflucortolone valerate   ·   ╌ Mometasone furoate

0 44k 89k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Mometasone furoa… 2 Jan 2021: 266 Feb 2021: 326 Mar 2021: 380 Apr 2021: 336 May 2021: 284 Jun 2021: 321 Jul 2021: 295 Aug 2021: 291 Sep 2021: 324 Oct 2021: 285 Nov 2021: 317 Dec 2021: 321 Jan 2022: 296 Feb 2022: 278 Mar 2022: 266 Apr 2022: 189 May 2022: 180 Jun 2022: 158 Jul 2022: 138 Aug 2022: 84 Sep 2022: 69 Oct 2022: 64 Nov 2022: 44 Dec 2022: 32 Jan 2023: 44 Feb 2023: 40 Mar 2023: 36 Apr 2023: 28 May 2023: 23 Jun 2023: 25 Jul 2023: 23 Aug 2023: 23 Sep 2023: 20 Oct 2023: 27 Nov 2023: 22 Dec 2023: 17 Jan 2024: 9 Feb 2024: 15 Mar 2024: 10 Apr 2024: 15 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 3 Jul 2024: 9 Aug 2024: 7 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 7 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 9 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 3 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 7 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 6 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Diflucortolone valerate versus Mometasone furoate, May 2026
Measure Diflucortolone valerate Mometasone furoate
Items, May 2026 2 75,089
Items, last 12 months 29 910,300
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £9 £630,984

See the full profile for Diflucortolone valerate or Mometasone furoate.