Betamethasone valerate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Topical corticosteroids
Betamethasone valerate was ranked 103rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 254,380 items, down 1.4% on a year earlier.
254,380items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,318,368
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,938,343items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Betamethasone valerate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Betamethasone valerate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Betacap 0.1% scalp application | 48,563 | £211,846 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream | 45,714 | £186,046 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.1% / Fusidic acid 2% cream | 36,691 | £318,203 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.1% ointment | 29,691 | £84,529 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.025% cream | 23,305 | £76,302 |
| Betnovate 0.1% cream | 16,535 | £48,473 |
| Fucibet cream | 15,755 | £141,917 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.025% ointment | 14,849 | £49,137 |
| Betnovate 0.1% ointment | 10,479 | £32,761 |
| Betnovate RD 0.025% cream | 3,502 | £11,772 |
| Betnovate RD 0.025% ointment | 3,370 | £11,561 |
| Betnovate 0.1% scalp application | 2,869 | £16,756 |
| Bettamousse 0.1% cutaneous foam | 803 | £10,260 |
| Betnovate 0.1% lotion | 666 | £3,595 |
| Betamethasone valerate 0.1% / Clioquinol 3% cream | 524 | £64,421 |
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