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Sulfasalazine vs Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate

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

Sulfasalazine was dispensed 100.4× as often as Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate in March 2026 — 70,109 items versus 698 in England.

70,109items

Sulfasalazine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

698items

Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sulfasalazine versus Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sulfasalazine   ·   ╌ Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate

Prednisolone sod… 70,109

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sulfasalazine versus Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate, March 2026
Measure Sulfasalazine Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate
Items, March 2026 70,109 698
Items, last 12 months 835,062 8,887
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £709,070 £394,260

See the full profile for Sulfasalazine or Prednisolone sodium metasulphobenzoate.