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Tamoxifen citrate vs Flutamide

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

Tamoxifen citrate was dispensed 4,037.5× as often as Flutamide in March 2026 — 40,375 items versus 10 in England.

40,375items

Tamoxifen citrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10items

Flutamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tamoxifen citrate versus Flutamide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tamoxifen citrate   ·   ╌ Flutamide

Flutamide 40,375

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tamoxifen citrate versus Flutamide, March 2026
Measure Tamoxifen citrate Flutamide
Items, March 2026 40,375 10
Items, last 12 months 491,074 125
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £123,318 £1,483

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