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Methylprednisolone aceponate vs Dexamethasone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2024

Dexamethasone was dispensed 10,040.0× as often as Methylprednisolone aceponate in March 2024 — 20,080 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Methylprednisolone aceponate · March 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

20,080items

Dexamethasone · March 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Methylprednisolone aceponate versus Dexamethasone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Methylprednisolone aceponate   ·   ╌ Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2024

Methylprednisolone aceponate versus Dexamethasone, March 2024
Measure Methylprednisolone aceponate Dexamethasone
Items, March 2024 2 20,080
Items, last 12 months 6 228,590
Net ingredient cost, March 2024 £26 £114,028

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