Mesalazine (Systemic) vs Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Mesalazine (Systemic) was dispensed 476.8× as often as Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic) in March 2026 — 136,369 items versus 286 in England.

136,369items

Mesalazine (Systemic) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

286items

Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Mesalazine (Systemic) versus Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic): national items dispensed by month

▬ Mesalazine (Systemic) · ╌ Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic)

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Mesalazine (Systemic) versus Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic), March 2026
Measure	Mesalazine (Systemic)	Beclometasone dipropionate (Systemic)
Items, March 2026	136,369	286
Items, last 12 months	1,626,325	3,684
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£7,840,163	£15,695