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Mometasone furoate vs Mupirocin

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

Mometasone furoate was dispensed 35.2× as often as Mupirocin in April 2026 — 271,989 items versus 7,718 in England.

271,989items

Mometasone furoate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,718items

Mupirocin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Mometasone furoate versus Mupirocin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Mometasone furoate   ·   ╌ Mupirocin

0 138k 277k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Mupirocin 271,989 Jan 2021: 173k Feb 2021: 165k Mar 2021: 194k Apr 2021: 200k May 2021: 184k Jun 2021: 222k Jul 2021: 200k Aug 2021: 177k Sep 2021: 187k Oct 2021: 179k Nov 2021: 191k Dec 2021: 196k Jan 2022: 188k Feb 2022: 179k Mar 2022: 212k Apr 2022: 203k May 2022: 215k Jun 2022: 230k Jul 2022: 214k Aug 2022: 198k Sep 2022: 194k Oct 2022: 198k Nov 2022: 204k Dec 2022: 209k Jan 2023: 218k Feb 2023: 206k Mar 2023: 238k Apr 2023: 218k May 2023: 237k Jun 2023: 266k Jul 2023: 229k Aug 2023: 221k Sep 2023: 216k Oct 2023: 226k Nov 2023: 221k Dec 2023: 207k Jan 2024: 240k Feb 2024: 228k Mar 2024: 236k Apr 2024: 258k May 2024: 262k Jun 2024: 267k Jul 2024: 267k Aug 2024: 234k Sep 2024: 230k Oct 2024: 248k Nov 2024: 242k Dec 2024: 247k Jan 2025: 264k Feb 2025: 237k Mar 2025: 264k Apr 2025: 268k May 2025: 272k Jun 2025: 267k Jul 2025: 253k Aug 2025: 222k Sep 2025: 239k Oct 2025: 253k Nov 2025: 232k Dec 2025: 258k Jan 2026: 264k Feb 2026: 244k Mar 2026: 277k Apr 2026: 272k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Mometasone furoate versus Mupirocin, April 2026
Measure Mometasone furoate Mupirocin
Items, April 2026 271,989 7,718
Items, last 12 months 3,053,373 83,301
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,037,794 £44,910

See the full profile for Mometasone furoate or Mupirocin.