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Letrozole vs Buserelin

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

Letrozole was dispensed 53,070.5× as often as Buserelin in May 2026 — 106,141 items versus 2 in England.

106,141items

Letrozole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Buserelin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Letrozole versus Buserelin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Letrozole   ·   ╌ Buserelin

0 57k 114k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Buserelin 106,141 Jan 2021: 81k Feb 2021: 77k Mar 2021: 86k Apr 2021: 83k May 2021: 80k Jun 2021: 86k Jul 2021: 86k Aug 2021: 83k Sep 2021: 86k Oct 2021: 84k Nov 2021: 87k Dec 2021: 92k Jan 2022: 86k Feb 2022: 81k Mar 2022: 92k Apr 2022: 87k May 2022: 91k Jun 2022: 88k Jul 2022: 89k Aug 2022: 93k Sep 2022: 91k Oct 2022: 91k Nov 2022: 93k Dec 2022: 95k Jan 2023: 93k Feb 2023: 86k Mar 2023: 98k Apr 2023: 89k May 2023: 96k Jun 2023: 95k Jul 2023: 96k Aug 2023: 98k Sep 2023: 96k Oct 2023: 96k Nov 2023: 98k Dec 2023: 98k Jan 2024: 100k Feb 2024: 94k Mar 2024: 96k Apr 2024: 99k May 2024: 102k Jun 2024: 95k Jul 2024: 104k Aug 2024: 101k Sep 2024: 98k Oct 2024: 105k Nov 2024: 100k Dec 2024: 104k Jan 2025: 105k Feb 2025: 95k Mar 2025: 99k Apr 2025: 103k May 2025: 107k Jun 2025: 102k Jul 2025: 110k Aug 2025: 102k Oct 2025: 111k Nov 2025: 102k Dec 2025: 114k Jan 2026: 109k Feb 2026: 100k Mar 2026: 111k Apr 2026: 109k May 2026: 106k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Letrozole versus Buserelin, May 2026
Measure Letrozole Buserelin
Items, May 2026 106,141 2
Items, last 12 months 1,282,748 20
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £372,091 £71

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