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Goserelin acetate vs Degarelix

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

Goserelin acetate was dispensed 8.5× as often as Degarelix in May 2026 — 19,649 items versus 2,309 in England.

19,649items

Goserelin acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,309items

Degarelix · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Goserelin acetate versus Degarelix: national items dispensed by month

▬ Goserelin acetate   ·   ╌ Degarelix

0 11k 23k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Degarelix 19,649 Jan 2021: 19k Feb 2021: 18k Mar 2021: 20k Apr 2021: 19k May 2021: 19k Jun 2021: 19k Jul 2021: 19k Aug 2021: 18k Sep 2021: 19k Oct 2021: 18k Nov 2021: 18k Dec 2021: 20k Jan 2022: 19k Feb 2022: 18k Mar 2022: 20k Apr 2022: 19k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 20k Jul 2022: 20k Aug 2022: 19k Sep 2022: 20k Oct 2022: 19k Nov 2022: 19k Dec 2022: 20k Jan 2023: 21k Feb 2023: 19k Mar 2023: 21k Apr 2023: 19k May 2023: 20k Jun 2023: 21k Jul 2023: 20k Aug 2023: 20k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 20k Nov 2023: 20k Dec 2023: 20k Jan 2024: 22k Feb 2024: 20k Mar 2024: 20k Apr 2024: 21k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 20k Jul 2024: 21k Aug 2024: 21k Sep 2024: 20k Oct 2024: 22k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 21k Jan 2025: 23k Feb 2025: 20k Mar 2025: 20k Apr 2025: 20k May 2025: 21k Jun 2025: 20k Jul 2025: 22k Aug 2025: 20k Sep 2025: 21k Oct 2025: 21k Nov 2025: 19k Dec 2025: 20k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 19k Mar 2026: 20k Apr 2026: 20k May 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Goserelin acetate versus Degarelix, May 2026
Measure Goserelin acetate Degarelix
Items, May 2026 19,649 2,309
Items, last 12 months 242,637 30,392
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £3,097,960 £191,408

See the full profile for Goserelin acetate or Degarelix.