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Letrozole vs Octreotide acetate

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

Letrozole was dispensed 408.2× as often as Octreotide acetate in May 2026 — 106,141 items versus 260 in England.

106,141items

Letrozole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

260items

Octreotide acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Letrozole versus Octreotide acetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Letrozole   ·   ╌ Octreotide acetate

0 57k 114k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Octreotide aceta… 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 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 Sep 2025: 107k 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 Octreotide acetate, May 2026
Measure Letrozole Octreotide acetate
Items, May 2026 106,141 260
Items, last 12 months 1,282,948 3,370
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £372,091 £176,686

See the full profile for Letrozole or Octreotide acetate.