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Progesterone vs Finasteride

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

Finasteride was dispensed 1.3× as often as Progesterone in March 2026 — 381,817 items versus 303,987 in England.

303,987items

Progesterone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

381,817items

Finasteride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Progesterone   ·   ╌ Finasteride

Finasteride 303,987

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Progesterone versus Finasteride, March 2026
Measure Progesterone Finasteride
Items, March 2026 303,987 381,817
Items, last 12 months 3,313,302 4,519,651
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £3,575,609 £366,756

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