Methylprednisolone acetate
Methylprednisolone acetate was ranked 209th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 70,715 items, up 34.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Methylprednisolone acetate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
- Presentations 5 shown
- Average cost / item £5.00
- Year on year Up 34.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Methylprednisolone acetate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depo-Medrone 40mg/1ml suspension for injection vials | 1001022K0BBAAAA | 37,735 | £151,084 |
| Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine inj 1ml vials | 1001022K0BBAGAG | 17,421 | £84,293 |
| Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine inj 2ml vials | 1001022K0BBAFAF | 9,341 | £74,460 |
| Depo-Medrone 80mg/2ml suspension for injection vials | 1001022K0BBABAB | 5,905 | £40,722 |
| Depo-Medrone 120mg/3ml suspension for injection vials | 1001022K0BBAEAE | 313 | £3,097 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Methylprednisolone acetate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Methylprednisolone acetate volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 4,544
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 4,105
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 3,762
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 3,642
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 3,635
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 3,014
Top dispensing practices
- Lancaster Medical Practice 1,479
- Munro Medical Centre 1,438
- Holderness Health 1,023
- The Over-Wyre Med.Ctr. 967
- The Ridings Medical Group 953
- The Roxton Practice 938
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Methylprednisolone acetate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Methylprednisolone acetate 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.