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Methylprednisolone acetate

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001022K0
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Methylprednisolone acetate was ranked 229th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 64,075 items, up 34.9% on a year earlier.

64,075items +34.9%

Dispensed in April 2026

679,180items

Rolling 12 months

£318,320

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Methylprednisolone acetate: national items dispensed by month

0 34k 68k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 64,075 Jan 2021: 20k Feb 2021: 20k Mar 2021: 29k Apr 2021: 30k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 36k Aug 2021: 32k Sep 2021: 35k Oct 2021: 34k Nov 2021: 33k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 30k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 37k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 38k Jun 2022: 37k Jul 2022: 36k Aug 2022: 33k Sep 2022: 36k Oct 2022: 35k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 33k Jan 2023: 36k Feb 2023: 36k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 42k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 42k Aug 2023: 38k Sep 2023: 41k Oct 2023: 41k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 42k Feb 2024: 40k Mar 2024: 42k Apr 2024: 43k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 49k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 49k Sep 2024: 52k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 45k Dec 2024: 45k Jan 2025: 50k Feb 2025: 45k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 48k May 2025: 53k Jun 2025: 57k Jul 2025: 59k Aug 2025: 54k Sep 2025: 64k Oct 2025: 62k Nov 2025: 61k Dec 2025: 63k Jan 2026: 64k Feb 2026: 64k Mar 2026: 68k Apr 2026: 64k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.97
  • Year on year Up 34.9% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Methylprednisolone acetate this month.

Presentations of Methylprednisolone acetate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Depo-Medrone 40mg/1ml suspension for injection vials 1001022K0BBAAAA 34,578 £138,303
Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine inj 1ml vials 1001022K0BBAGAG 15,198 £71,496
Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine inj 2ml vials 1001022K0BBAFAF 8,005 £63,456
Depo-Medrone 80mg/2ml suspension for injection vials 1001022K0BBABAB 5,946 £41,477
Depo-Medrone 120mg/3ml suspension for injection vials 1001022K0BBAEAE 348 £3,589

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Methylprednisolone acetate is dispensed

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

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.