Dexamethasone
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Corticosteroids (endocrine)
Dexamethasone was ranked 399th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 20,080 items, up 8.5% on a year earlier.
20,080items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£114,028
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
228,590items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Dexamethasone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Dexamethasone, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone 2mg tablets | 7,976 | £20,479 |
| Dexamethasone 500microgram tablets | 4,557 | £8,308 |
| Dexamethasone 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 3,912 | £28,689 |
| Dexamethasone 2mg soluble tablets sugar free | 1,716 | £24,185 |
| Dexamethasone 1mg tablets | 1,090 | £3,365 |
| Dexamethasone 4mg tablets | 539 | £13,374 |
| Dexamethasone 4mg soluble tablets sugar free | 124 | £3,155 |
| Dexamethasone 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 72 | £7,118 |
| Dexamethasone 8mg soluble tablets sugar free | 43 | £2,861 |
| Dexsol 2mg/5ml oral solution | 17 | £439 |
| Dexamethasone 2mg/5ml oral liquid | 12 | £238 |
| Dexamethasone 10mg soluble tablets sugar free | 9 | £47 |
| Dexamethasone 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 4 | £534 |
| Dexamethasone 500micrograms/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £1,120 |
| Dexamethasone 20mg soluble tablets sugar free | 3 | £92 |
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