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Tibolone vs Finasteride

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

Finasteride was dispensed 28.8× as often as Tibolone in May 2026 — 365,170 items versus 12,671 in England.

12,671items

Tibolone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

365,170items

Finasteride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tibolone versus Finasteride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tibolone   ·   ╌ Finasteride

0 199k 399k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Finasteride 12,671 Jan 2021: 15k Feb 2021: 14k Mar 2021: 16k Apr 2021: 16k May 2021: 15k Jun 2021: 16k Jul 2021: 16k Aug 2021: 15k Sep 2021: 16k Oct 2021: 15k Nov 2021: 16k Dec 2021: 16k Jan 2022: 16k Feb 2022: 14k Mar 2022: 17k Apr 2022: 15k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 16k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 16k Sep 2022: 16k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 16k Apr 2023: 15k May 2023: 16k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 16k Aug 2023: 16k Sep 2023: 15k Oct 2023: 15k Nov 2023: 16k Dec 2023: 15k Jan 2024: 16k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 15k Apr 2024: 15k May 2024: 16k Jun 2024: 15k Jul 2024: 16k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 15k Oct 2024: 15k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 15k Jan 2025: 15k Feb 2025: 13k Mar 2025: 14k Apr 2025: 14k May 2025: 15k Jun 2025: 14k Jul 2025: 15k Aug 2025: 13k Sep 2025: 14k Oct 2025: 14k Nov 2025: 13k Dec 2025: 14k Jan 2026: 14k Feb 2026: 12k Mar 2026: 13k Apr 2026: 13k May 2026: 13k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tibolone versus Finasteride, May 2026
Measure Tibolone Finasteride
Items, May 2026 12,671 365,170
Items, last 12 months 162,869 4,508,375
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £112,050 £361,711

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