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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Testosterone vs Prasterone

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

Testosterone was dispensed 27.5× as often as Prasterone in May 2026 — 47,950 items versus 1,744 in England.

47,950items

Testosterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,744items

Prasterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Testosterone   ·   ╌ Prasterone

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Prasterone 47,950 Jan 2021: 23k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 24k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 23k Jun 2021: 25k Jul 2021: 25k Aug 2021: 24k Sep 2021: 25k Oct 2021: 25k Nov 2021: 26k Dec 2021: 27k Jan 2022: 26k Feb 2022: 24k Mar 2022: 28k Apr 2022: 26k May 2022: 30k Jun 2022: 28k Jul 2022: 28k Aug 2022: 29k Sep 2022: 29k Oct 2022: 30k Nov 2022: 30k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 30k Mar 2023: 34k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 34k Jun 2023: 34k Jul 2023: 34k Aug 2023: 35k Sep 2023: 35k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 39k Dec 2023: 37k Jan 2024: 39k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 41k Jun 2024: 39k Jul 2024: 42k Aug 2024: 40k Sep 2024: 40k Oct 2024: 42k Nov 2024: 40k Dec 2024: 41k Jan 2025: 43k Feb 2025: 38k Mar 2025: 42k Apr 2025: 41k May 2025: 44k Jun 2025: 43k Jul 2025: 45k Aug 2025: 42k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 46k Nov 2025: 43k Dec 2025: 47k Jan 2026: 47k Feb 2026: 43k Mar 2026: 49k Apr 2026: 47k May 2026: 48k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Testosterone versus Prasterone, May 2026
Measure Testosterone Prasterone
Items, May 2026 47,950 1,744
Items, last 12 months 544,859 15,979
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,970,053 £39,363

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