Prednisolone
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Corticosteroids (endocrine)
Prednisolone was ranked 47th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 516,172 items, little changed on a year earlier.
516,172items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,340,741
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
6,119,972items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Prednisolone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Prednisolone, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 371,346 | £354,769 |
| Prednisolone 1mg tablets | 86,158 | £164,816 |
| Prednisolone 5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 18,524 | £26,164 |
| Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets sugar free | 12,279 | £584,116 |
| Prednisolone 2.5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 11,491 | £12,948 |
| Prednisolone 2.5mg tablets | 9,017 | £47,016 |
| Prednisolone 5mg/5ml oral solution unit dose | 1,445 | £41,474 |
| Prednisolone 1mg gastro-resistant tablets | 1,236 | £34,967 |
| Prednisolone 30mg tablets | 1,167 | £10,352 |
| Prednisolone 10mg tablets | 821 | £11,102 |
| Prednisolone 2mg tablets | 656 | £6,096 |
| Prednisolone 20mg tablets | 497 | £8,154 |
| Prednisolone 500microgram tablets | 419 | £2,856 |
| Prednisolone 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 348 | £23,532 |
| Prednisolone 25mg tablets | 268 | £5,999 |
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