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Megace 160mg tablets

0803020L0BBACAB · Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression
Data updated May 2026
89items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,800

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,016items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Megace 160mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 316 632 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 89 Jan 2021: 496 Feb 2021: 452 Mar 2021: 535 Apr 2021: 507 May 2021: 494 Jun 2021: 515 Jul 2021: 532 Aug 2021: 497 Sep 2021: 435 Oct 2021: 369 Nov 2021: 585 Dec 2021: 513 Jan 2022: 470 Feb 2022: 457 Mar 2022: 538 Apr 2022: 491 May 2022: 504 Jun 2022: 516 Jul 2022: 529 Aug 2022: 563 Sep 2022: 575 Oct 2022: 573 Nov 2022: 536 Dec 2022: 444 Jan 2023: 603 Feb 2023: 537 Mar 2023: 614 Apr 2023: 578 May 2023: 620 Jun 2023: 587 Jul 2023: 596 Aug 2023: 632 Sep 2023: 574 Oct 2023: 594 Nov 2023: 598 Dec 2023: 586 Jan 2024: 572 Feb 2024: 513 Mar 2024: 362 Apr 2024: 561 May 2024: 513 Jun 2024: 509 Jul 2024: 526 Aug 2024: 462 Sep 2024: 374 Oct 2024: 415 Nov 2024: 446 Dec 2024: 453 Jan 2025: 453 Feb 2025: 286 Mar 2025: 83 Apr 2025: 61 May 2025: 48 Jun 2025: 37 Jul 2025: 65 Aug 2025: 84 Sep 2025: 93 Oct 2025: 93 Nov 2025: 80 Dec 2025: 107 Jan 2026: 95 Feb 2026: 82 Mar 2026: 99 Apr 2026: 92 May 2026: 89

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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