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Hydrocortisone acetate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations
Data updated March 2026

Hydrocortisone acetate was ranked 1772nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 1 items, down 50.0% on a year earlier.

1items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£20

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

18items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Hydrocortisone acetate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Hydrocortisone acetate, by items this month.

Presentations of Hydrocortisone acetate, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Hydrocortisone 1% eye ointment 1 £20

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