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Anastrozole

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803041B0
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Anastrozole was ranked 277th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 41,954 items, little changed on a year earlier.

41,954items -0.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

468,354items

Rolling 12 months

£76,229

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Anastrozole: national items dispensed by month

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 41,954 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 48k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 44k Jun 2021: 47k Jul 2021: 46k Aug 2021: 45k Sep 2021: 46k Oct 2021: 44k Nov 2021: 46k Dec 2021: 49k Jan 2022: 45k Feb 2022: 42k Mar 2022: 47k Apr 2022: 44k May 2022: 46k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 46k Sep 2022: 45k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 46k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 44k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 44k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 45k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 42k Oct 2024: 45k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 44k Jan 2025: 44k Feb 2025: 39k Mar 2025: 42k Apr 2025: 42k May 2025: 43k Jun 2025: 42k Jul 2025: 45k Aug 2025: 41k Sep 2025: 43k Oct 2025: 44k Nov 2025: 41k Dec 2025: 45k Jan 2026: 43k Feb 2026: 39k Mar 2026: 43k Apr 2026: 42k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.82
  • Year on year Little changed on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Anastrozole this month.

Presentations of Anastrozole, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Anastrozole 1mg tablets 0803041B0AAAAAA 41,678 £53,918
Arimidex 1mg tablets 0803041B0BBAAAA 275 £21,996
Anastrozole 1mg/5ml oral solution 0803041B0AAABAB 1 £316

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Anastrozole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Anastrozole volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Anastrozole with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.