Xylometazoline hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs acting on the nose
Xylometazoline hydrochloride was ranked 746th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 2,334 items, down 10.7% on a year earlier.
2,334items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£8,255
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
26,453items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Xylometazoline hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Xylometazoline hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Xylometazoline 0.1% nasal spray | 1,225 | £4,868 |
| Otrivine Adult 0.1% nasal drops | 573 | £1,530 |
| Otrivine Child nasal drops | 332 | £958 |
| Sudafed Blocked Nose 0.1% spray | 77 | £432 |
| Otrivine Adult nasal spray | 57 | £170 |
| Otrivine Adult Metered Dose 0.1% nasal spray | 38 | £140 |
| Otrivine Congestion Relief 0.1% nasal spray | 20 | £99 |
| Otrivine Adult Measured Dose Sinusitis spray | 8 | £45 |
| Otrivine Allergy Relief 0.1% nasal spray | 4 | £15 |
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