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Bicalutamide

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803042A0
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Bicalutamide was ranked 456th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 12,589 items, down 13.9% on a year earlier.

12,589items -13.9%

Dispensed in April 2026

151,214items

Rolling 12 months

£24,349

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Bicalutamide: national items dispensed by month

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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 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.93
  • Year on year Down 13.9% 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 Bicalutamide this month.

Presentations of Bicalutamide, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bicalutamide 50mg tablets 0803042A0AAAAAA 7,569 £9,990
Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 0803042A0AAABAB 5,001 £10,912
Casodex 50mg tablets 0803042A0BBAAAA 11 £1,288
Casodex 150mg tablets 0803042A0BBABAB 8 £2,160

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

Where Bicalutamide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bicalutamide volumes.

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

Compare Bicalutamide with

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