Fludrocortisone acetate vs Dexamethasone sodium phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate was dispensed 3,333.9× as often as Dexamethasone sodium phosphate in March 2026 — 63,345 items versus 19 in England.

63,345items

Fludrocortisone acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

19items

Dexamethasone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fludrocortisone acetate versus Dexamethasone sodium phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fludrocortisone acetate · ╌ Dexamethasone sodium phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate versus Dexamethasone sodium phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Fludrocortisone acetate	Dexamethasone sodium phosphate
Items, March 2026	63,345	19
Items, last 12 months	739,663	269
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£306,692	£460