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Dutasteride vs Testosterone

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

Testosterone was dispensed 2.0× as often as Dutasteride in April 2026 — 47,236 items versus 23,573 in England.

23,573items

Dutasteride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

47,236items

Testosterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dutasteride   ·   ╌ Testosterone

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Testosterone 23,573 Jan 2021: 23k Feb 2021: 21k Mar 2021: 24k Apr 2021: 23k May 2021: 22k Jun 2021: 23k Jul 2021: 23k Aug 2021: 22k Sep 2021: 23k Oct 2021: 22k Nov 2021: 23k Dec 2021: 24k Jan 2022: 23k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 24k Apr 2022: 22k May 2022: 23k Jun 2022: 22k Jul 2022: 22k Aug 2022: 24k Sep 2022: 25k Oct 2022: 24k Nov 2022: 24k Dec 2022: 24k Jan 2023: 24k Feb 2023: 22k Mar 2023: 25k Apr 2023: 22k May 2023: 24k Jun 2023: 24k Jul 2023: 23k Aug 2023: 24k Sep 2023: 23k Oct 2023: 24k Nov 2023: 24k Dec 2023: 24k Jan 2024: 24k Feb 2024: 23k Mar 2024: 23k Apr 2024: 24k May 2024: 24k Jun 2024: 23k Jul 2024: 25k Aug 2024: 24k Sep 2024: 23k Oct 2024: 24k Nov 2024: 23k Dec 2024: 24k Jan 2025: 24k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 25k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 24k Oct 2025: 25k Nov 2025: 23k Dec 2025: 25k Jan 2026: 24k Feb 2026: 22k Mar 2026: 24k Apr 2026: 24k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Dutasteride versus Testosterone, April 2026
Measure Dutasteride Testosterone
Items, April 2026 23,573 47,236
Items, last 12 months 285,750 540,650
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £66,705 £1,952,617

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