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Anastrozole vs Cyproterone acetate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Anastrozole was dispensed 21.0× as often as Cyproterone acetate in May 2026 — 41,346 items versus 1,970 in England.

41,346items

Anastrozole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,970items

Cyproterone acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Anastrozole versus Cyproterone acetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Anastrozole   ·   ╌ Cyproterone acetate

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Cyproterone acet… 41,346 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 48k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 44k Jun 2021: 47k Jul 2021: 46k Aug 2021: 45k Sep 2021: 46k Oct 2021: 44k Nov 2021: 46k Dec 2021: 49k Jan 2022: 45k Feb 2022: 42k Mar 2022: 47k Apr 2022: 44k May 2022: 46k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 46k Sep 2022: 45k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 46k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 44k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 44k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 45k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 42k Oct 2024: 45k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 44k Jan 2025: 44k Feb 2025: 39k Mar 2025: 42k Apr 2025: 42k May 2025: 43k Jun 2025: 42k Jul 2025: 45k Aug 2025: 41k Sep 2025: 43k Oct 2025: 44k Nov 2025: 41k Dec 2025: 45k Jan 2026: 43k Feb 2026: 39k Mar 2026: 43k Apr 2026: 42k May 2026: 41k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Anastrozole versus Cyproterone acetate, May 2026
Measure Anastrozole Cyproterone acetate
Items, May 2026 41,346 1,970
Items, last 12 months 509,700 25,282
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £80,184 £128,306

See the full profile for Anastrozole or Cyproterone acetate.