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Norethisterone vs Testosterone

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

Testosterone was dispensed 2.1× as often as Norethisterone in March 2026 — 48,525 items versus 23,234 in England.

23,234items

Norethisterone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

48,525items

Testosterone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Norethisterone versus Testosterone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Norethisterone   ·   ╌ Testosterone

Testosterone 23,234

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Norethisterone versus Testosterone, March 2026
Measure Norethisterone Testosterone
Items, March 2026 23,234 48,525
Items, last 12 months 328,714 534,337
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £227,469 £2,009,271

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