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Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) vs Ciclesonide

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

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) was dispensed 46.4× as often as Ciclesonide in May 2026 — 160,431 items versus 3,454 in England.

160,431items

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,454items

Ciclesonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) versus Ciclesonide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation)   ·   ╌ Ciclesonide

0 172k 344k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ciclesonide 160,431 Jan 2021: 344k Feb 2021: 312k Mar 2021: 342k Apr 2021: 327k May 2021: 310k Jun 2021: 330k Jul 2021: 328k Aug 2021: 307k Oct 2021: 310k Nov 2021: 319k Dec 2021: 340k Jan 2022: 309k Feb 2022: 281k Mar 2022: 315k Apr 2022: 292k May 2022: 303k Jun 2022: 292k Jul 2022: 290k Aug 2022: 288k Sep 2022: 286k Oct 2022: 284k Nov 2022: 287k Dec 2022: 296k Jan 2023: 281k Feb 2023: 255k Mar 2023: 286k Apr 2023: 252k May 2023: 266k Jun 2023: 267k Jul 2023: 255k Aug 2023: 254k Sep 2023: 251k Oct 2023: 254k Nov 2023: 256k Dec 2023: 256k Jan 2024: 255k Feb 2024: 236k Mar 2024: 240k Apr 2024: 244k May 2024: 245k Jun 2024: 228k Jul 2024: 244k Aug 2024: 228k Sep 2024: 225k Oct 2024: 237k Nov 2024: 226k Dec 2024: 231k Jan 2025: 231k Feb 2025: 199k Mar 2025: 209k Apr 2025: 204k May 2025: 210k Jun 2025: 199k Jul 2025: 206k Aug 2025: 183k Sep 2025: 194k Oct 2025: 197k Nov 2025: 180k Dec 2025: 196k Jan 2026: 184k Feb 2026: 163k Mar 2026: 174k Apr 2026: 167k May 2026: 160k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) versus Ciclesonide, May 2026
Measure Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) Ciclesonide
Items, May 2026 160,431 3,454
Items, last 12 months 2,202,492 44,065
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,764,948 £113,122

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