Mesalazine (Systemic) vs Prednisolone sodium phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Mesalazine (Systemic) was dispensed 184.5× as often as Prednisolone sodium phosphate in March 2026 — 136,369 items versus 739 in England.

136,369items

Mesalazine (Systemic) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

739items

Prednisolone sodium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Mesalazine (Systemic) versus Prednisolone sodium phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Mesalazine (Systemic) · ╌ Prednisolone sodium phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Mesalazine (Systemic) versus Prednisolone sodium phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Mesalazine (Systemic)	Prednisolone sodium phosphate
Items, March 2026	136,369	739
Items, last 12 months	1,626,325	9,059
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£7,840,163	£351,355