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Diethylstilbestrol vs Tamoxifen citrate

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

Tamoxifen citrate was dispensed 416.2× as often as Diethylstilbestrol in March 2026 — 40,375 items versus 97 in England.

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Diethylstilbestrol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40,375items

Tamoxifen citrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Diethylstilbestrol versus Tamoxifen citrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Diethylstilbestrol   ·   ╌ Tamoxifen citrate

Tamoxifen citrat… 97

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Diethylstilbestrol versus Tamoxifen citrate, March 2026
Measure Diethylstilbestrol Tamoxifen citrate
Items, March 2026 97 40,375
Items, last 12 months 1,391 491,074
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £22,870 £123,318

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