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Fluticasone propionate (Nasal)

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the nose BNF 1202010M0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) was ranked 194th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 81,659 items, down 6.1% on a year earlier.

81,659items -6.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

785,868items

Rolling 12 months

£1,219,336

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fluticasone propionate (Nasal): national items dispensed by month

0 50k 100k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 50,609 Jan 2021: 70k Feb 2021: 67k Mar 2021: 78k Apr 2021: 80k May 2021: 74k Jun 2021: 87k Jul 2021: 80k Aug 2021: 71k Sep 2021: 75k Oct 2021: 70k Nov 2021: 74k Dec 2021: 75k Jan 2022: 72k Feb 2022: 68k Mar 2022: 80k Apr 2022: 77k May 2022: 82k Jun 2022: 84k Jul 2022: 84k Aug 2022: 77k Sep 2022: 74k Oct 2022: 73k Nov 2022: 74k Dec 2022: 73k Jan 2023: 77k Feb 2023: 71k Mar 2023: 83k Apr 2023: 76k May 2023: 84k Jun 2023: 94k Jul 2023: 85k Aug 2023: 81k Sep 2023: 80k Oct 2023: 81k Nov 2023: 84k Dec 2023: 85k Jan 2024: 90k Feb 2024: 85k Mar 2024: 89k Apr 2024: 97k May 2024: 97k Jun 2024: 97k Jul 2024: 100k Aug 2024: 85k Sep 2024: 83k Oct 2024: 86k Nov 2024: 81k Dec 2024: 81k Jan 2025: 85k Feb 2025: 75k Mar 2025: 84k Apr 2025: 86k May 2025: 87k Jun 2025: 88k Jul 2025: 87k Aug 2025: 74k Sep 2025: 78k Oct 2025: 81k Nov 2025: 73k Dec 2025: 80k Jan 2026: 79k Feb 2026: 72k Mar 2026: 84k Apr 2026: 83k May 2026: 82k Jun 2026: 87k Jul 2026: 51k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the nose
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £14.93
  • Year on year Down 6.1% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) this month.

Presentations of Fluticasone propionate (Nasal), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fluticasone propionate 50micrograms/dose nasal spray 1202010M0AAACAC 39,938 £490,540
Flixonase 50micrograms/dose aqueous nasal spray 1202010M0BBACAC 21,833 £274,105
Nasofan 50micrograms/dose aqueous nasal spray 1202010M0BCAAAC 9,884 £89,622
Fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops 1202010M0AAABAB 9,354 £356,669
Nasofan Allergy 50micrograms/dose nasal spray 1202010M0BCABAC 293 £2,594
Pirinase Hayfever 0.05% nasal spray 1202010M0BDAAAC 213 £1,846
Flixonase Nasule 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops 1202010M0BBABAB 74 £3,456
Pirinase Hayfever Relief for Adults 0.05% nasal spray 1202010M0BDABAC 70 £505

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

Where Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) volumes.

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

Compare Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Fluticasone propionate (Nasal) is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.