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Mometasone furoate

Skin Topical corticosteroids BNF 1304000Y0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Mometasone furoate was ranked 202nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 78,928 items, up 1.0% on a year earlier.

78,928items +1%

Dispensed in April 2026

835,211items

Rolling 12 months

£649,527

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Mometasone furoate: national items dispensed by month

0 44k 89k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 78,928 Jan 2021: 66k Feb 2021: 63k Mar 2021: 72k Apr 2021: 71k May 2021: 64k Jun 2021: 68k Jul 2021: 65k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 64k Oct 2021: 62k Nov 2021: 66k Dec 2021: 67k Jan 2022: 68k Feb 2022: 64k Mar 2022: 75k Apr 2022: 67k May 2022: 71k Jun 2022: 68k Jul 2022: 68k Aug 2022: 66k Sep 2022: 64k Oct 2022: 64k Nov 2022: 67k Dec 2022: 66k Jan 2023: 70k Feb 2023: 66k Mar 2023: 76k Apr 2023: 70k May 2023: 81k Jun 2023: 85k Jul 2023: 78k Aug 2023: 77k Sep 2023: 77k Oct 2023: 78k Nov 2023: 84k Dec 2023: 79k Jan 2024: 89k Feb 2024: 80k Mar 2024: 82k Apr 2024: 85k May 2024: 87k Jun 2024: 82k Jul 2024: 87k Aug 2024: 82k Sep 2024: 80k Oct 2024: 84k Nov 2024: 82k Dec 2024: 79k Jan 2025: 88k Feb 2025: 78k Mar 2025: 83k Apr 2025: 78k May 2025: 81k Jun 2025: 79k Jul 2025: 82k Aug 2025: 71k Sep 2025: 66k Oct 2025: 77k Nov 2025: 72k Dec 2025: 78k Jan 2026: 80k Feb 2026: 72k Mar 2026: 80k Apr 2026: 79k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Topical corticosteroids
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.23
  • Year on year Up 1.0% 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 Mometasone furoate this month.

Presentations of Mometasone furoate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Mometasone 0.1% ointment 1304000Y0AABABA 41,703 £363,684
Mometasone 0.1% cream 1304000Y0AAAAAA 25,285 £182,399
Elocon 0.1% ointment 1304000Y0BBABBA 7,131 £65,074
Elocon 0.1% cream 1304000Y0BBAAAA 2,567 £25,394
Elocon 0.1% scalp lotion 1304000Y0BBACBB 2,202 £12,570
Ovixan 1mg/g cream 1304000Y0BCAAAA 40 £406

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

Where Mometasone furoate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Mometasone furoate volumes.

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

Compare Mometasone furoate with

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