Hydrocortisone acetate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Topical corticosteroids
Hydrocortisone acetate was ranked 283rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 42,490 items, up 2.7% on a year earlier.
42,490items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£279,332
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
476,110items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Hydrocortisone acetate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Hydrocortisone acetate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fucidin H cream | 42,180 | £277,693 |
| Hc45 Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 309 | £1,621 |
| Fucidin H ointment | 1 | £18 |
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