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Progesterone vs Prasterone

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

Progesterone was dispensed 183.6× as often as Prasterone in April 2026 — 298,411 items versus 1,625 in England.

298,411items

Progesterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,625items

Prasterone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Progesterone   ·   ╌ Prasterone

0 152k 304k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Prasterone 298,411 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 Oct 2021: 70k 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Progesterone versus Prasterone, April 2026
Measure Progesterone Prasterone
Items, April 2026 298,411 1,625
Items, last 12 months 3,363,505 15,311
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £3,255,036 £35,466

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