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Finasteride vs Methyltestosterone

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

Finasteride was dispensed 374,886.0× as often as Methyltestosterone in April 2026 — 374,886 items versus 1 in England.

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Finasteride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Methyltestosterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Finasteride   ·   ╌ Methyltestosterone

0 199k 399k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Methyltestostero… 374,886 Jan 2021: 316k Feb 2021: 297k Mar 2021: 333k Apr 2021: 324k May 2021: 310k Jun 2021: 332k Jul 2021: 332k Aug 2021: 320k Sep 2021: 334k Oct 2021: 320k Nov 2021: 333k Dec 2021: 350k Jan 2022: 328k Feb 2022: 309k Mar 2022: 349k Apr 2022: 329k May 2022: 343k Jun 2022: 332k Jul 2022: 331k Aug 2022: 345k Sep 2022: 345k Oct 2022: 340k Nov 2022: 349k Dec 2022: 352k Jan 2023: 348k Feb 2023: 320k Mar 2023: 366k Apr 2023: 330k May 2023: 354k Jun 2023: 359k Jul 2023: 350k Aug 2023: 362k Sep 2023: 353k Oct 2023: 361k Nov 2023: 365k Dec 2023: 364k Jan 2024: 372k Feb 2024: 353k Mar 2024: 358k Apr 2024: 373k May 2024: 381k Jun 2024: 354k Jul 2024: 388k Aug 2024: 376k Sep 2024: 366k Oct 2024: 387k Nov 2024: 371k Dec 2024: 384k Jan 2025: 388k Feb 2025: 346k Mar 2025: 366k Apr 2025: 371k May 2025: 381k Jun 2025: 367k Jul 2025: 393k Aug 2025: 363k Sep 2025: 381k Oct 2025: 392k Nov 2025: 361k Dec 2025: 399k Jan 2026: 380k Feb 2026: 350k Mar 2026: 382k Apr 2026: 375k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Finasteride versus Methyltestosterone, April 2026
Measure Finasteride Methyltestosterone
Items, April 2026 374,886 1
Items, last 12 months 4,524,017 1
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £369,159 £11

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