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Hydrocortisone acetate vs Allopurinol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2025

Allopurinol was dispensed 640,753.0× as often as Hydrocortisone acetate in December 2025 — 640,753 items versus 1 in England.

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Hydrocortisone acetate · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

640,753items

Allopurinol · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hydrocortisone acetate versus Allopurinol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hydrocortisone acetate   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

Allopurinol 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Hydrocortisone acetate versus Allopurinol, December 2025
Measure Hydrocortisone acetate Allopurinol
Items, December 2025 1 640,753
Items, last 12 months 28 7,494,398
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £27 £632,591

See the full profile for Hydrocortisone acetate or Allopurinol.