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Finasteride vs Testosterone enantate

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

Finasteride was dispensed 414.3× as often as Testosterone enantate in June 2026 — 379,085 items versus 915 in England.

379,085items

Finasteride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

915items

Testosterone enantate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Finasteride versus Testosterone enantate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Finasteride   ·   ╌ Testosterone enantate

0 199k 399k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Testosterone ena… 379,085 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 May 2026: 365k Jun 2026: 379k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Finasteride versus Testosterone enantate, June 2026
Measure Finasteride Testosterone enantate
Items, June 2026 379,085 915
Items, last 12 months 4,520,038 10,897
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £374,771 £80,815

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