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Ketoprofen vs Methylprednisolone acetate

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

Methylprednisolone acetate was dispensed 1,644.5× as often as Ketoprofen in May 2026 — 70,715 items versus 43 in England.

43items

Ketoprofen · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

70,715items

Methylprednisolone acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ketoprofen versus Methylprednisolone acetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ketoprofen   ·   ╌ Methylprednisolone acetate

0 35k 71k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Methylprednisolo… 43 Jan 2021: 974 Feb 2021: 930 Mar 2021: 966 Apr 2021: 977 May 2021: 865 Jun 2021: 959 Jul 2021: 967 Aug 2021: 866 Sep 2021: 924 Oct 2021: 887 Nov 2021: 896 Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 849 Feb 2022: 827 Mar 2022: 897 Apr 2022: 876 May 2022: 882 Jun 2022: 817 Jul 2022: 871 Aug 2022: 839 Sep 2022: 817 Oct 2022: 801 Nov 2022: 832 Dec 2022: 826 Jan 2023: 782 Feb 2023: 762 Mar 2023: 812 Apr 2023: 762 May 2023: 816 Jun 2023: 864 Jul 2023: 784 Aug 2023: 785 Sep 2023: 771 Oct 2023: 759 Nov 2023: 765 Dec 2023: 791 Jan 2024: 795 Feb 2024: 728 Mar 2024: 767 Apr 2024: 755 May 2024: 791 Jun 2024: 751 Jul 2024: 793 Aug 2024: 717 Sep 2024: 720 Oct 2024: 737 Nov 2024: 674 Dec 2024: 599 Jan 2025: 500 Feb 2025: 381 Mar 2025: 290 Apr 2025: 238 May 2025: 246 Jun 2025: 215 Jul 2025: 205 Aug 2025: 106 Sep 2025: 108 Oct 2025: 75 Nov 2025: 62 Dec 2025: 49 Jan 2026: 56 Feb 2026: 59 Mar 2026: 53 Apr 2026: 48 May 2026: 43

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ketoprofen versus Methylprednisolone acetate, May 2026
Measure Ketoprofen Methylprednisolone acetate
Items, May 2026 43 70,715
Items, last 12 months 1,079 749,895
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £920 £353,654

See the full profile for Ketoprofen or Methylprednisolone acetate.