Prednisolone
Prednisolone was ranked 49th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 461,218 items, down 6.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Prednisolone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Corticosteroids (endocrine)
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.58
- Year on year Down 6.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Prednisolone this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 0603020T0AAACAC | 325,958 | £325,492 |
| Prednisolone 1mg tablets | 0603020T0AAAAAA | 83,181 | £164,290 |
| Prednisolone 5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0603020T0AAAGAG | 16,468 | £26,078 |
| Prednisolone 2.5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0603020T0AAAFAF | 11,051 | £13,983 |
| Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets sugar free | 0603020T0AABTBT | 9,396 | £488,217 |
| Prednisolone 2.5mg tablets | 0603020T0AAABAB | 8,940 | £46,394 |
| Prednisolone 5mg/5ml oral solution unit dose | 0603020T0AABLBL | 1,060 | £35,634 |
| Prednisolone 30mg tablets | 0603020T0AABNBN | 899 | £8,932 |
| Prednisolone 1mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0603020T0AAATAT | 841 | £21,425 |
| Prednisolone 10mg tablets | 0603020T0AABKBK | 807 | £10,513 |
| Prednisolone 2mg tablets | 0603020T0AABQBQ | 657 | £6,098 |
| Prednisolone 20mg tablets | 0603020T0AAAXAX | 446 | £7,116 |
| Prednisolone 500microgram tablets | 0603020T0AABPBP | 433 | £3,015 |
| Prednisolone 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 0603020T0AABMBM | 305 | £21,315 |
| Prednisolone 4mg tablets | 0603020T0AABSBS | 274 | £2,846 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Prednisolone is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Prednisolone volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 9,686
- Granta Medical Practices 5,984
- The Ridings Medical Group 4,931
- Holderness Health 4,808
- James Street Group Pract 4,601
- Beacon Medical Practice 4,368
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Prednisolone with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Prednisolone 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.