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Dydrogesterone vs Progesterone

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

Progesterone was dispensed 485.2× as often as Dydrogesterone in April 2026 — 298,411 items versus 615 in England.

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Dydrogesterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

298,411items

Progesterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dydrogesterone versus Progesterone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dydrogesterone   ·   ╌ Progesterone

0 152k 304k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jun 2022 Jun 2023 Jul 2024 Apr 2025 Apr 2026 Progesterone 615 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 2 May 2021: 3 Jun 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 5 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 3 Oct 2021: 2 Nov 2021: 5 Dec 2021: 2 Jan 2022: 3 Feb 2022: 3 Mar 2022: 5 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 4 Jun 2022: 3 Aug 2022: 7 Oct 2022: 4 Dec 2022: 3 Jan 2023: 1 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 2 Jun 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 7 Dec 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 5 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 3 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 28 Oct 2025: 144 Nov 2025: 219 Dec 2025: 311 Jan 2026: 353 Feb 2026: 468 Mar 2026: 604 Apr 2026: 615

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Dydrogesterone versus Progesterone, April 2026
Measure Dydrogesterone Progesterone
Items, April 2026 615 298,411
Items, last 12 months 2,754 3,363,505
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £10,320 £3,255,036

See the full profile for Dydrogesterone or Progesterone.