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Deflazacort

Endocrine System Corticosteroids (endocrine) BNF 0603020I0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Deflazacort was ranked 1017th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 429 items, down 3.8% on a year earlier.

429items -3.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,757items

Rolling 12 months

£11,815

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Deflazacort: national items dispensed by month

0 253 506 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 429 Jan 2021: 419 Feb 2021: 357 Mar 2021: 439 Apr 2021: 403 May 2021: 383 Jun 2021: 433 Jul 2021: 415 Aug 2021: 374 Sep 2021: 436 Oct 2021: 405 Nov 2021: 405 Dec 2021: 457 Jan 2022: 427 Feb 2022: 377 Mar 2022: 440 Apr 2022: 407 May 2022: 447 Jun 2022: 407 Jul 2022: 430 Aug 2022: 397 Sep 2022: 451 Oct 2022: 422 Nov 2022: 430 Dec 2022: 415 Jan 2023: 438 Feb 2023: 403 Mar 2023: 441 Apr 2023: 389 May 2023: 478 Jun 2023: 446 Jul 2023: 442 Aug 2023: 430 Sep 2023: 433 Oct 2023: 431 Nov 2023: 442 Dec 2023: 423 Jan 2024: 503 Feb 2024: 428 Mar 2024: 417 Apr 2024: 445 May 2024: 438 Jun 2024: 441 Jul 2024: 455 Aug 2024: 402 Sep 2024: 359 Oct 2024: 398 Nov 2024: 353 Dec 2024: 365 Jan 2025: 506 Feb 2025: 400 Mar 2025: 425 Apr 2025: 446 May 2025: 435 Jun 2025: 448 Jul 2025: 489 Aug 2025: 402 Sep 2025: 434 Oct 2025: 429 Nov 2025: 418 Dec 2025: 457 Jan 2026: 424 Feb 2026: 403 Mar 2026: 424 Apr 2026: 429

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Corticosteroids (endocrine)
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £27.54
  • Year on year Down 3.8% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Deflazacort this month.

Presentations of Deflazacort, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Calcort 6mg tablets 0603020I0BBAAAA 429 £11,815

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Deflazacort is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Deflazacort volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Deflazacort with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.