Skip to content
PharmaInsight

Tamoxifen citrate vs Triptorelin acetate

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

Tamoxifen citrate was dispensed 24.5× as often as Triptorelin acetate in March 2026 — 40,375 items versus 1,645 in England.

40,375items

Tamoxifen citrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,645items

Triptorelin acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tamoxifen citrate   ·   ╌ Triptorelin acetate

Triptorelin acet… 40,375

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tamoxifen citrate versus Triptorelin acetate, March 2026
Measure Tamoxifen citrate Triptorelin acetate
Items, March 2026 40,375 1,645
Items, last 12 months 491,074 19,926
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £123,318 £116,285

See the full profile for Tamoxifen citrate or Triptorelin acetate.