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Tamoxifen citrate vs Lanreotide

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

Tamoxifen citrate was dispensed 198.9× as often as Lanreotide in March 2026 — 40,375 items versus 203 in England.

40,375items

Tamoxifen citrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

203items

Lanreotide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tamoxifen citrate   ·   ╌ Lanreotide

Lanreotide 40,375

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tamoxifen citrate versus Lanreotide, March 2026
Measure Tamoxifen citrate Lanreotide
Items, March 2026 40,375 203
Items, last 12 months 491,074 2,594
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £123,318 £169,029

See the full profile for Tamoxifen citrate or Lanreotide.