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Mometasone furoate vs Xylometazoline hydrochloride

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

Mometasone furoate was dispensed 118.7× as often as Xylometazoline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 276,994 items versus 2,334 in England.

276,994items

Mometasone furoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,334items

Xylometazoline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Mometasone furoate   ·   ╌ Xylometazoline hydrochloride

Xylometazoline h… 276,994

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Mometasone furoate versus Xylometazoline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Mometasone furoate Xylometazoline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 276,994 2,334
Items, last 12 months 3,049,865 26,453
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,244,552 £8,255

See the full profile for Mometasone furoate or Xylometazoline hydrochloride.