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Dutasteride vs Finasteride

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

Finasteride was dispensed 15.7× as often as Dutasteride in March 2026 — 381,817 items versus 24,269 in England.

24,269items

Dutasteride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

381,817items

Finasteride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dutasteride versus Finasteride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dutasteride   ·   ╌ Finasteride

Finasteride 24,269

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dutasteride versus Finasteride, March 2026
Measure Dutasteride Finasteride
Items, March 2026 24,269 381,817
Items, last 12 months 285,405 4,519,651
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £72,225 £366,756

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