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Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg vs Nonoxinol 9

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

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg was dispensed 39,547.0× as often as Nonoxinol 9 in May 2026 — 158,188 items versus 4 in England.

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Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Nonoxinol 9 · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg versus Nonoxinol 9: national items dispensed by month

▬ Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg   ·   ╌ Nonoxinol 9

0 118k 236k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Nonoxinol 9 158,188 Jan 2021: 236k Feb 2021: 207k Mar 2021: 220k Apr 2021: 211k May 2021: 204k Jun 2021: 218k Jul 2021: 221k Aug 2021: 208k Sep 2021: 219k Oct 2021: 201k Nov 2021: 209k Dec 2021: 212k Jan 2022: 213k Feb 2022: 188k Mar 2022: 213k Apr 2022: 197k May 2022: 213k Jun 2022: 206k Jul 2022: 205k Aug 2022: 204k Sep 2022: 201k Oct 2022: 195k Nov 2022: 194k Dec 2022: 179k Jan 2023: 203k Feb 2023: 179k Mar 2023: 199k Apr 2023: 178k May 2023: 192k Jun 2023: 197k Jul 2023: 190k Aug 2023: 185k Sep 2023: 183k Oct 2023: 176k Nov 2023: 179k Dec 2023: 174k Jan 2024: 188k Feb 2024: 171k Mar 2024: 170k Apr 2024: 177k May 2024: 179k Jun 2024: 170k Jul 2024: 181k Aug 2024: 168k Sep 2024: 165k Oct 2024: 167k Nov 2024: 157k Dec 2024: 154k Jan 2025: 168k Feb 2025: 143k Mar 2025: 150k Apr 2025: 171k May 2025: 181k Jun 2025: 179k Jul 2025: 186k Aug 2025: 166k Sep 2025: 177k Oct 2025: 174k Nov 2025: 161k Dec 2025: 173k Jan 2026: 173k Feb 2026: 148k Mar 2026: 160k Apr 2026: 161k May 2026: 158k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg versus Nonoxinol 9, May 2026
Measure Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg Nonoxinol 9
Items, May 2026 158,188 4
Items, last 12 months 2,016,412 20
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,137,727 £77

See the full profile for Combined ethinylestradiol 30mcg or Nonoxinol 9.