Fludrocortisone acetate vs Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate was dispensed 128.5× as often as Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate in March 2026 — 63,345 items versus 493 in England.

63,345items

Fludrocortisone acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

493items

Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fludrocortisone acetate · ╌ Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate versus Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Fludrocortisone acetate	Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate
Items, March 2026	63,345	493
Items, last 12 months	739,663	7,643
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£306,692	£3,814