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Levonorgestrel vs Levonorgestrel

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

Levonorgestrel was dispensed 11.0× as often as Levonorgestrel in March 2026 — 30,455 items versus 2,762 in England.

2,762items

Levonorgestrel · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,455items

Levonorgestrel · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levonorgestrel versus Levonorgestrel: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levonorgestrel   ·   ╌ Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel 2,762

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Levonorgestrel versus Levonorgestrel, March 2026
Measure Levonorgestrel Levonorgestrel
Items, March 2026 2,762 30,455
Items, last 12 months 36,958 149,078
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £8,053 £138,981

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