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Methylprednisolone acetate vs Allopurinol

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

Allopurinol was dispensed 9.4× as often as Methylprednisolone acetate in March 2026 — 640,753 items versus 68,423 in England.

68,423items

Methylprednisolone acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

640,753items

Allopurinol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Methylprednisolone acetate   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

Allopurinol 68,423

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Methylprednisolone acetate versus Allopurinol, March 2026
Measure Methylprednisolone acetate Allopurinol
Items, March 2026 68,423 640,753
Items, last 12 months 715,216 7,494,398
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £338,729 £632,591

See the full profile for Methylprednisolone acetate or Allopurinol.