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Fluticasone propionate (Topical)

Skin Topical corticosteroids BNF 1304000S0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fluticasone propionate (Topical) was ranked 1170th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 145 items, down 32.2% on a year earlier.

145items -32.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,780items

Rolling 12 months

£875

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

0 272.5 545 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 132 Jan 2021: 545 Feb 2021: 491 Mar 2021: 528 Apr 2021: 383 May 2021: 390 Jun 2021: 403 Jul 2021: 331 Aug 2021: 345 Sep 2021: 403 Oct 2021: 388 Nov 2021: 384 Dec 2021: 359 Jan 2022: 372 Feb 2022: 335 Mar 2022: 420 Apr 2022: 355 May 2022: 385 Jun 2022: 333 Jul 2022: 311 Aug 2022: 265 Sep 2022: 274 Oct 2022: 222 Nov 2022: 282 Dec 2022: 346 Jan 2023: 323 Feb 2023: 271 Mar 2023: 313 Apr 2023: 278 May 2023: 310 Jun 2023: 326 Jul 2023: 280 Aug 2023: 225 Sep 2023: 230 Oct 2023: 198 Nov 2023: 202 Dec 2023: 208 Jan 2024: 263 Feb 2024: 291 Mar 2024: 249 Apr 2024: 268 May 2024: 277 Jun 2024: 233 Jul 2024: 260 Aug 2024: 225 Sep 2024: 252 Oct 2024: 249 Nov 2024: 232 Dec 2024: 216 Jan 2025: 227 Feb 2025: 216 Mar 2025: 197 Apr 2025: 230 May 2025: 214 Jun 2025: 204 Jul 2025: 192 Aug 2025: 179 Sep 2025: 211 Oct 2025: 182 Nov 2025: 167 Dec 2025: 204 Jan 2026: 173 Feb 2026: 173 Mar 2026: 170 Apr 2026: 176 May 2026: 145 Jun 2026: 145 Jul 2026: 132

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Topical corticosteroids
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.04
  • Year on year Down 32.2% 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 (Topical) this month.

Presentations of Fluticasone propionate (Topical), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cutivate 0.005% ointment 1304000S0BBABAB 87 £560
Fluticasone 0.05% cream 1304000S0AAAAAA 52 £271
Cutivate 0.05% cream 1304000S0BBAAAA 6 £44

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

Where Fluticasone propionate (Topical) is dispensed

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

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

Compare Fluticasone propionate (Topical) with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Fluticasone propionate (Topical) 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.