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Leuprorelin acetate vs Octreotide acetate

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

Leuprorelin acetate was dispensed 82.1× as often as Octreotide acetate in April 2026 — 21,262 items versus 259 in England.

21,262items

Leuprorelin acetate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

259items

Octreotide acetate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Leuprorelin acetate   ·   ╌ Octreotide acetate

0 12k 23k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Octreotide aceta… 21,262 Jan 2021: 18k Feb 2021: 16k Mar 2021: 18k Apr 2021: 18k May 2021: 17k Jun 2021: 18k Jul 2021: 18k Aug 2021: 17k Sep 2021: 17k Oct 2021: 17k Nov 2021: 17k Dec 2021: 18k Jan 2022: 18k Feb 2022: 17k Mar 2022: 18k Apr 2022: 18k May 2022: 18k Jun 2022: 17k Jul 2022: 18k Aug 2022: 18k Sep 2022: 18k Oct 2022: 19k Nov 2022: 18k Dec 2022: 19k Jan 2023: 20k Feb 2023: 18k Mar 2023: 21k Apr 2023: 19k May 2023: 20k Jun 2023: 20k 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: 21k Jul 2024: 22k Aug 2024: 21k Sep 2024: 21k Oct 2024: 22k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 22k Jan 2025: 23k Feb 2025: 21k Mar 2025: 21k Apr 2025: 22k May 2025: 22k Jun 2025: 22k Jul 2025: 23k Aug 2025: 21k Sep 2025: 22k Oct 2025: 22k Nov 2025: 20k Dec 2025: 22k Jan 2026: 23k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 21k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Leuprorelin acetate versus Octreotide acetate, April 2026
Measure Leuprorelin acetate Octreotide acetate
Items, April 2026 21,262 259
Items, last 12 months 259,043 3,411
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £4,172,613 £162,512

See the full profile for Leuprorelin acetate or Octreotide acetate.