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Triamcinolone acetonide vs Hydroxychloroquine sulfate

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

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate was dispensed 109.1× as often as Triamcinolone acetonide in May 2026 — 107,136 items versus 982 in England.

982items

Triamcinolone acetonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

107,136items

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Triamcinolone acetonide versus Hydroxychloroquine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Triamcinolone acetonide   ·   ╌ Hydroxychloroquine sulfate

0 58k 115k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Hydroxychloroqui… 982 Jan 2021: 9k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 12k May 2021: 15k Jun 2021: 16k Jul 2021: 15k Aug 2021: 13k Sep 2021: 14k Oct 2021: 14k Nov 2021: 14k Dec 2021: 13k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 15k Mar 2022: 16k Apr 2022: 15k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 17k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 14k Sep 2022: 16k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 18k Dec 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 16k Mar 2023: 19k Apr 2023: 16k May 2023: 20k Jun 2023: 22k Jul 2023: 19k Aug 2023: 17k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 19k Nov 2023: 19k Dec 2023: 18k Jan 2024: 19k Feb 2024: 19k Mar 2024: 19k Apr 2024: 20k May 2024: 20k Jun 2024: 20k Jul 2024: 13k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 14k Oct 2024: 16k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 16k Jan 2025: 19k Feb 2025: 17k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 18k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 16k Jul 2025: 11k Aug 2025: 6k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 867 Feb 2026: 2k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 948 May 2026: 982

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Triamcinolone acetonide versus Hydroxychloroquine sulfate, May 2026
Measure Triamcinolone acetonide Hydroxychloroquine sulfate
Items, May 2026 982 107,136
Items, last 12 months 54,728 1,305,590
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,966 £426,654

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