Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) vs Xylometazoline hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) was dispensed 36.5× as often as Xylometazoline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 85,118 items versus 2,334 in England.

85,118items

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,334items

Xylometazoline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · ╌ Xylometazoline hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)	Xylometazoline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	85,118	2,334
Items, last 12 months	915,712	26,453
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,020,484	£8,255

See the full profile for Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) or Xylometazoline hydrochloride.