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Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Contraceptives BNF 0703010E0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg was ranked 347th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 28,169 items, down 9.3% on a year earlier.

28,169items -9.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

353,675items

Rolling 12 months

£496,373

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Contraceptives
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £17.62
  • Year on year Down 9.3% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg this month.

Presentations of Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Evra transdermal patches 0703010E0BGAAAE 11,031 £296,801
Gedarel 20microgram/150microgram tablets 0703010E0BIAAAB 7,768 £72,543
Millinette 20microgram/75microgram tablets 0703010E0BJAAAC 3,596 £36,727
Eloine 0.02mg/3mg tablets 0703010E0BRAAAF 1,980 £40,758
Mercilon 150microgram/20microgram tablets 0703010E0BCAAAB 1,654 £21,449
Femodette tablets 0703010E0BDAAAC 1,174 £15,126
Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg tablets 0703010E0AAAFAF 551 £9,800
Bimizza 150microgram/20microgram tablets 0703010E0BQAAAB 410 £3,135
Akizza 75microgram/20microgram tablets 0703010E0BUAAAC 4 £27
Sunya 20/75 tablets 0703010E0BHAAAC 1 £7

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

Where Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg volumes.

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

Compare Combined ethinylestradiol 20mcg with

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