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Triamcinolone acetonide vs Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)

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

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) was dispensed 36.5× as often as Triamcinolone acetonide in May 2026 — 87,217 items versus 2,391 in England.

2,391items

Triamcinolone acetonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

87,217items

Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Triamcinolone acetonide versus Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal): national items dispensed by month

▬ Triamcinolone acetonide   ·   ╌ Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Fluticasone prop… 2,391 Jan 2021: 5k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 6k Apr 2021: 6k May 2021: 5k Jun 2021: 6k Jul 2021: 6k Aug 2021: 5k Sep 2021: 5k Oct 2021: 5k Nov 2021: 4k Dec 2021: 6k Jan 2022: 5k Feb 2022: 5k Mar 2022: 5k Apr 2022: 5k May 2022: 5k Jun 2022: 5k Jul 2022: 5k Aug 2022: 5k Sep 2022: 4k Oct 2022: 3k Nov 2022: 3k Dec 2022: 2k Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 3k Apr 2023: 2k May 2023: 3k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 3k Sep 2023: 3k Oct 2023: 3k Nov 2023: 3k Dec 2023: 3k Jan 2024: 3k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 4k Jul 2024: 3k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 3k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 2k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 2k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Triamcinolone acetonide versus Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal), May 2026
Measure Triamcinolone acetonide Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal)
Items, May 2026 2,391 87,217
Items, last 12 months 28,635 931,545
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £19,933 £979,247

See the full profile for Triamcinolone acetonide or Fluticasone propionate/azelastine hydrochloride (Nasal).