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Prednisolone vs Nifedipine

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

Prednisolone was dispensed 45,475.0× as often as Nifedipine in May 2026 — 45,475 items versus 1 in England.

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Prednisolone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Nifedipine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Prednisolone versus Nifedipine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Prednisolone   ·   ╌ Nifedipine

0 25k 50k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Nifedipine 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 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 Nifedipine, May 2026
Measure Prednisolone Nifedipine
Items, May 2026 45,475 1
Items, last 12 months 564,483 2
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £127,554 £299

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