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Triamcinolone acetonide

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001022U0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Triamcinolone acetonide was ranked 884th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 982 items, down 94.8% on a year earlier.

982items -94.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

27,080items

Rolling 12 months

£2,966

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Triamcinolone acetonide: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.02
  • Year on year Down 94.8% 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 Triamcinolone acetonide this month.

Presentations of Triamcinolone acetonide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Kenalog Intra-articular / Intramuscular 40mg/1ml inj vials 1001022U0BCAAAB 956 £1,576
Triamcinolone acetonide 40mg/1ml inj vials 1001022U0AAABAB 10 £1,300
Adcortyl Intra-articular / Intradermal 50mg/5ml inj vials 1001022U0BBABAC 15 £54
Triamcinolone acetonide 10mg/1ml inj ampoules 1001022U0AAAAAA 1 £35

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

Where Triamcinolone acetonide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Triamcinolone acetonide volumes.

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

Compare Triamcinolone acetonide with

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

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The monthly series for Triamcinolone acetonide 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.