Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) vs Xylometazoline hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated April 2026

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) was dispensed 40.6× as often as Xylometazoline hydrochloride in April 2026 — 88,443 items versus 2,178 in England.

88,443items

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,178items

Xylometazoline hydrochloride · April 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 April 2026

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure	Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)	Xylometazoline hydrochloride
Items, April 2026	88,443	2,178
Items, last 12 months	926,254	26,282
Net ingredient cost, April 2026	£1,013,705	£7,815

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