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Progesterone vs Dutasteride

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

Progesterone was dispensed 13.1× as often as Dutasteride in May 2026 — 303,035 items versus 23,172 in England.

303,035items

Progesterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

23,172items

Dutasteride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Progesterone versus Dutasteride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Progesterone   ·   ╌ Dutasteride

0 152k 304k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Dutasteride 303,035 Jan 2021: 36k Feb 2021: 34k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 40k May 2021: 46k Jun 2021: 54k Jul 2021: 59k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 67k Nov 2021: 80k Dec 2021: 85k Jan 2022: 84k Feb 2022: 83k Mar 2022: 97k Apr 2022: 100k May 2022: 118k Jun 2022: 117k Jul 2022: 131k Aug 2022: 137k Sep 2022: 143k Oct 2022: 152k Nov 2022: 146k Dec 2022: 158k Jan 2023: 151k Feb 2023: 139k Mar 2023: 176k Apr 2023: 166k May 2023: 162k Jun 2023: 146k Jul 2023: 230k Aug 2023: 206k Sep 2023: 203k Oct 2023: 210k Nov 2023: 211k Dec 2023: 203k Jan 2024: 219k Feb 2024: 206k Mar 2024: 215k Apr 2024: 225k May 2024: 232k Jun 2024: 221k Jul 2024: 243k Aug 2024: 233k Sep 2024: 233k Oct 2024: 249k Nov 2024: 239k Dec 2024: 243k Jan 2025: 255k Feb 2025: 229k Mar 2025: 249k Apr 2025: 248k May 2025: 266k Jun 2025: 260k Jul 2025: 281k Aug 2025: 257k Sep 2025: 276k Oct 2025: 289k Nov 2025: 271k Dec 2025: 296k Jan 2026: 293k Feb 2026: 273k Mar 2026: 304k Apr 2026: 298k May 2026: 303k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Progesterone versus Dutasteride, May 2026
Measure Progesterone Dutasteride
Items, May 2026 303,035 23,172
Items, last 12 months 3,400,853 284,876
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,202,535 £66,169

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