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Etonogestrel vs Levonorgestrel

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

Levonorgestrel was dispensed 3.7× as often as Etonogestrel in March 2026 — 30,455 items versus 8,302 in England.

8,302items

Etonogestrel · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,455items

Levonorgestrel · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Etonogestrel versus Levonorgestrel: national items dispensed by month

▬ Etonogestrel   ·   ╌ Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel 8,302

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Etonogestrel versus Levonorgestrel, March 2026
Measure Etonogestrel Levonorgestrel
Items, March 2026 8,302 30,455
Items, last 12 months 94,723 149,078
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £694,805 £138,981

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