Budesonide

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs acting on the nose

Data updated March 2026

Budesonide was ranked 630th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 4,558 items, down 7.2% on a year earlier.

4,558items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£76,777

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

56,140items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Budesonide: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Budesonide, by items this month.

Presentations of Budesonide, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Budesonide 64micrograms/dose nasal spray	4,470	£76,174
Benacort 64micrograms nasal spray	79	£554
Rhinocort Aqua 64 nasal spray	9	£48

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