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Prednisolone sodium phosphate

Gastro-Intestinal System Chronic bowel disorders BNF 0105020E0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Prednisolone sodium phosphate was ranked 950th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 638 items, down 13.4% on a year earlier.

638items -13.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,343items

Rolling 12 months

£323,781

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Prednisolone sodium phosphate: national items dispensed by month

0 537 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 677 Jan 2021: 400 Feb 2021: 333 Mar 2021: 560 Apr 2021: 802 May 2021: 832 Jun 2021: 889 Jul 2021: 962 Aug 2021: 886 Sep 2021: 874 Oct 2021: 901 Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 940 Feb 2022: 955 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 941 May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 997 Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 991 Nov 2022: 999 Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 961 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 906 May 2023: 967 Jun 2023: 983 Jul 2023: 958 Aug 2023: 954 Sep 2023: 983 Oct 2023: 909 Nov 2023: 987 Dec 2023: 939 Jan 2024: 925 Feb 2024: 898 Mar 2024: 902 Apr 2024: 964 May 2024: 990 Jun 2024: 953 Jul 2024: 992 Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 936 Oct 2024: 941 Nov 2024: 844 Dec 2024: 786 Jan 2025: 823 Feb 2025: 677 Mar 2025: 777 Apr 2025: 730 May 2025: 737 Jun 2025: 724 Jul 2025: 851 Aug 2025: 779 Sep 2025: 776 Oct 2025: 798 Nov 2025: 689 Dec 2025: 782 Jan 2026: 772 Feb 2026: 682 Mar 2026: 739 Apr 2026: 688 May 2026: 638 Jun 2026: 697 Jul 2026: 677

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Chronic bowel disorders
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £507.49
  • Year on year Down 13.4% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Prednisolone sodium phosphate this month.

Presentations of Prednisolone sodium phosphate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Prednisolone sodium phosphate 5mg suppositories 0105020E0AAAAAA 553 £318,018
Prednisolone 20mg/100ml rectal solution 0105020E0AAABAB 85 £5,763

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

Where Prednisolone sodium phosphate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Prednisolone sodium phosphate volumes.

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

Compare Prednisolone sodium phosphate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Prednisolone sodium phosphate 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.