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Drospirenone and Estetrol vs Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive)

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

Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive) was dispensed 343.9× as often as Drospirenone and Estetrol in March 2026 — 39,897 items versus 116 in England.

116items

Drospirenone and Estetrol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,897items

Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Drospirenone and Estetrol versus Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive): national items dispensed by month

▬ Drospirenone and Estetrol   ·   ╌ Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive)

Ulipristal aceta… 116

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Drospirenone and Estetrol versus Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive), March 2026
Measure Drospirenone and Estetrol Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive)
Items, March 2026 116 39,897
Items, last 12 months 1,371 186,077
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £3,689 £607,141

See the full profile for Drospirenone and Estetrol or Ulipristal acetate (Emergency Contraceptive).