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Budesonide 4mg modified-release capsules

Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD) · indicative cost
Data updated April 2026

NHS hospitals in England used £21,585,471 of indicative cost of Budesonide 4mg modified-release capsules in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 63.5% on the previous 12 months.

£21,585,471 +63.5%

Indicative cost · 12 months

553,327units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Budesonide 4mg modified-release capsules: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.2m £2.4m Apr 2024 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 Apr 2025 Aug 2025 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 £2.4m Apr 2024: £0.1m May 2024: £0.2m Jun 2024: £0.3m Jul 2024: £0.8m Aug 2024: £0.8m Sep 2024: £1.2m Oct 2024: £1.1m Nov 2024: £1.7m Dec 2024: £1.2m Jan 2025: £1.5m Feb 2025: £1.3m Mar 2025: £1.5m Apr 2025: £1.7m May 2025: £1.9m Jun 2025: £1.6m Jul 2025: £1.5m Aug 2025: £1.5m Sep 2025: £1.4m Oct 2025: £1.8m Nov 2025: £1.6m Dec 2025: £1.6m Jan 2026: £2.2m Feb 2026: £1.8m Mar 2026: £2.3m Apr 2026: £2.4m

Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to April 2026

Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices. See methodology.

NHS trusts using Budesonide 4mg modified-release capsules most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Budesonide 4mg modified-release capsules most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft £1,797,596
Portsmouth Hospitals Nhs Trust £1,191,181
Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust £1,025,192
Manchester University Nhs Ft £1,019,652
University Hpls North Midlands Nhs Trust £981,734
Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust £776,462
Royal Devon & Exeter Nhs Foundation Trst £697,739
Lancashire T/Ing Hsp Nhs Foundation Trus £688,142
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £678,780
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust £678,780

The primary-care picture

Budesonide is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Budesonide medicine page.