Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg vs Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg was dispensed 143.5× as often as Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol in March 2026 — 160,183 items versus 1,116 in England.

160,183items

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,116items

Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg · ╌ Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg versus Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol, March 2026
Measure	Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg	Etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol
Items, March 2026	160,183	1,116
Items, last 12 months	2,049,515	12,968
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,140,630	£46,085