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Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) vs Xylometazoline hydrochloride/ipratropium bromide

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

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) was dispensed 6,709.0× as often as Xylometazoline hydrochloride/ipratropium bromide in May 2026 — 87,217 items versus 13 in England.

87,217items

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

13items

Xylometazoline hydrochloride/ipratropium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Xylometazoline h… 87,217 Jan 2021: 29k Feb 2021: 28k Mar 2021: 34k Apr 2021: 36k May 2021: 33k Jun 2021: 44k Jul 2021: 39k Aug 2021: 33k Sep 2021: 35k Oct 2021: 33k Nov 2021: 34k Dec 2021: 36k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 41k Apr 2022: 40k May 2022: 44k Jun 2022: 50k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 41k Sep 2022: 38k Oct 2022: 39k Nov 2022: 41k Dec 2022: 40k Jan 2023: 40k Feb 2023: 39k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 55k Jun 2023: 64k Jul 2023: 52k Aug 2023: 49k Sep 2023: 48k Oct 2023: 49k Nov 2023: 50k Dec 2023: 50k Jan 2024: 55k Feb 2024: 53k Mar 2024: 57k Apr 2024: 62k May 2024: 67k Jun 2024: 74k Jul 2024: 72k Aug 2024: 63k Sep 2024: 61k Oct 2024: 65k Nov 2024: 62k Dec 2024: 63k Jan 2025: 67k Feb 2025: 61k Mar 2025: 70k Apr 2025: 78k May 2025: 82k Jun 2025: 86k Jul 2025: 81k Aug 2025: 69k Sep 2025: 73k Oct 2025: 74k Nov 2025: 69k Dec 2025: 74k Jan 2026: 75k Feb 2026: 70k Mar 2026: 85k Apr 2026: 88k May 2026: 87k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride/ipratropium bromide, May 2026
Measure Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) Xylometazoline hydrochloride/ipratropium bromide
Items, May 2026 87,217 13
Items, last 12 months 931,545 165
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £979,247 £85

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