Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg vs Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg was dispensed 5.6× as often as Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg in March 2026 — 160,183 items versus 28,600 in England.

28,600items

Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,183items

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg versus Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg: national items dispensed by month

▬ Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg · ╌ Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg versus Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg, March 2026
Measure	Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg	Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg
Items, March 2026	28,600	160,183
Items, last 12 months	357,061	2,049,515
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£494,363	£1,140,630

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