Fludrocortisone acetate vs Hydrocortisone sodium succinate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate was dispensed 38.4× as often as Hydrocortisone sodium succinate in March 2026 — 63,345 items versus 1,649 in England.

63,345items

Fludrocortisone acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,649items

Hydrocortisone sodium succinate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fludrocortisone acetate · ╌ Hydrocortisone sodium succinate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fludrocortisone acetate versus Hydrocortisone sodium succinate, March 2026
Measure	Fludrocortisone acetate	Hydrocortisone sodium succinate
Items, March 2026	63,345	1,649
Items, last 12 months	739,663	19,702
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£306,692	£13,113