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Prednisolone vs Glyceryl trinitrate

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

Prednisolone was dispensed 5.9× as often as Glyceryl trinitrate in May 2026 — 45,475 items versus 7,646 in England.

45,475items

Prednisolone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,646items

Glyceryl trinitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Prednisolone versus Glyceryl trinitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Prednisolone   ·   ╌ Glyceryl trinitrate

0 25k 50k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glyceryl trinitr… 45,475 Jan 2021: 37k Feb 2021: 37k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 35k May 2021: 36k Jun 2021: 36k Jul 2021: 34k Aug 2021: 34k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 36k Nov 2021: 39k Dec 2021: 38k Jan 2022: 39k Feb 2022: 35k Mar 2022: 44k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 39k Jun 2022: 40k Jul 2022: 41k Aug 2022: 41k Sep 2022: 41k Oct 2022: 40k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 39k Jan 2023: 43k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 45k Apr 2023: 38k May 2023: 41k Jun 2023: 43k Jul 2023: 42k Aug 2023: 42k Sep 2023: 41k Oct 2023: 43k Nov 2023: 41k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 44k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 44k Jun 2024: 43k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 42k Sep 2024: 43k Oct 2024: 42k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 42k Jan 2025: 37k Feb 2025: 40k Mar 2025: 42k Apr 2025: 44k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 44k Jul 2025: 47k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 47k Oct 2025: 50k Nov 2025: 45k Dec 2025: 48k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 47k Mar 2026: 50k Apr 2026: 48k May 2026: 45k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Prednisolone versus Glyceryl trinitrate, May 2026
Measure Prednisolone Glyceryl trinitrate
Items, May 2026 45,475 7,646
Items, last 12 months 564,483 97,174
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £127,554 £314,062

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