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Hydrocortisone acetate

Gastro-Intestinal System Chronic bowel disorders BNF 0105020B0
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV

Hydrocortisone acetate was dispensed in England in December 2025, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in December 2025

2items

Rolling 12 months

£19

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Hydrocortisone acetate: national items dispensed by month

0 8 16 Jan 2021 Jul 2021 Jan 2022 Aug 2022 May 2023 Jan 2024 Dec 2025 1 Jan 2021: 16 Feb 2021: 14 Mar 2021: 9 Apr 2021: 10 May 2021: 13 Jun 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 8 Aug 2021: 11 Sep 2021: 5 Oct 2021: 3 Nov 2021: 4 Dec 2021: 3 Jan 2022: 5 Feb 2022: 6 Mar 2022: 3 Apr 2022: 4 May 2022: 5 Jun 2022: 4 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 3 Dec 2022: 7 Jan 2023: 2 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 2 Aug 2023: 4 Sep 2023: 4 Oct 2023: 3 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 5 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Chronic bowel disorders
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £18.66
  • Year on year Little changed 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, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Hydrocortisone acetate this month.

Presentations of Hydrocortisone acetate, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Colifoam 10% aerosol 0105020B0BBAAAA 1 £19

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Hydrocortisone acetate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Hydrocortisone acetate volumes.

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

Compare Hydrocortisone acetate with

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