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Methylprednisolone acetate vs Golimumab

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

Methylprednisolone acetate was dispensed 70,715.0× as often as Golimumab in May 2026 — 70,715 items versus 1 in England.

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Methylprednisolone acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Golimumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Methylprednisolone acetate   ·   ╌ Golimumab

0 35k 71k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Golimumab 70,715 Jan 2021: 20k Feb 2021: 20k Mar 2021: 29k Apr 2021: 30k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 36k Aug 2021: 32k Sep 2021: 35k Oct 2021: 34k Nov 2021: 33k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 30k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 37k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 38k Jun 2022: 37k Jul 2022: 36k Aug 2022: 33k Sep 2022: 36k Oct 2022: 35k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 33k Jan 2023: 36k Feb 2023: 36k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 42k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 42k Aug 2023: 38k Sep 2023: 41k Oct 2023: 41k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 42k Feb 2024: 40k Mar 2024: 42k Apr 2024: 43k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 49k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 49k Sep 2024: 52k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 45k Dec 2024: 45k Jan 2025: 50k Feb 2025: 45k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 48k May 2025: 53k Jun 2025: 57k Jul 2025: 59k Aug 2025: 54k Sep 2025: 64k Oct 2025: 62k Nov 2025: 61k Dec 2025: 63k Jan 2026: 64k Feb 2026: 64k Mar 2026: 68k Apr 2026: 64k May 2026: 71k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Methylprednisolone acetate versus Golimumab, May 2026
Measure Methylprednisolone acetate Golimumab
Items, May 2026 70,715 1
Items, last 12 months 749,895 19
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £353,654 £763

See the full profile for Methylprednisolone acetate or Golimumab.