Hydrocortisone
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Topical corticosteroids
Hydrocortisone was ranked 88th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 305,626 items, up 3.2% on a year earlier.
305,626items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,910,657
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
3,346,089items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Hydrocortisone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Hydrocortisone, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 123,481 | £457,534 |
| Daktacort Hydrocortisone cream | 56,879 | £484,048 |
| Timodine cream | 35,513 | £139,717 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% ointment | 31,253 | £120,318 |
| Canesten HC cream | 31,127 | £85,838 |
| Canesten Hydrocortisone cream | 15,485 | £98,365 |
| Nystaform HC cream | 4,283 | £48,744 |
| Hydrocortisone 0.5% cream | 2,080 | £184,705 |
| Hydrocortisone 0.5% ointment | 1,181 | £175,361 |
| Eurax Hc cream | 883 | £6,607 |
| Daktacort 2%/1% cream | 812 | £2,351 |
| Nystatin 100,000units/g/Chlorhex Hcl 1% / Hydrocort 0.5% crm | 785 | £8,434 |
| Terra-Cortril ointment (Intrapharm) | 430 | £2,420 |
| Nystaform HC ointment | 424 | £4,801 |
| Nystatin 100,000u/g / Chlorhex acetate 1%/ Hydrocort 1% oint | 355 | £3,758 |
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