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Diethylstilbestrol

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803010K0
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Diethylstilbestrol was ranked 1225th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 88 items, down 37.1% on a year earlier.

88items -37.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,309items

Rolling 12 months

£19,660

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Diethylstilbestrol: national items dispensed by month

0 203 406 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 88 Jan 2021: 406 Feb 2021: 361 Mar 2021: 390 Apr 2021: 375 May 2021: 357 Jun 2021: 349 Jul 2021: 357 Aug 2021: 333 Sep 2021: 342 Oct 2021: 304 Nov 2021: 333 Dec 2021: 323 Jan 2022: 276 Feb 2022: 274 Mar 2022: 264 Apr 2022: 236 May 2022: 252 Jun 2022: 240 Jul 2022: 226 Aug 2022: 216 Sep 2022: 240 Oct 2022: 219 Nov 2022: 241 Dec 2022: 217 Jan 2023: 198 Feb 2023: 213 Mar 2023: 220 Apr 2023: 205 May 2023: 201 Jun 2023: 204 Jul 2023: 201 Aug 2023: 206 Sep 2023: 202 Oct 2023: 185 Nov 2023: 200 Dec 2023: 170 Jan 2024: 193 Feb 2024: 160 Mar 2024: 158 Apr 2024: 148 May 2024: 167 Jun 2024: 150 Jul 2024: 146 Aug 2024: 147 Sep 2024: 133 Oct 2024: 163 Nov 2024: 148 Dec 2024: 147 Jan 2025: 164 Feb 2025: 134 Mar 2025: 137 Apr 2025: 132 May 2025: 140 Jun 2025: 124 Jul 2025: 138 Aug 2025: 112 Sep 2025: 111 Oct 2025: 103 Nov 2025: 97 Dec 2025: 121 Jan 2026: 120 Feb 2026: 96 Mar 2026: 97 Apr 2026: 102 May 2026: 88

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £223.41
  • Year on year Down 37.1% 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 Diethylstilbestrol this month.

Presentations of Diethylstilbestrol, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Diethylstilbestrol 1mg tablets 0803010K0AAAKAK 88 £19,660

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

Where Diethylstilbestrol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Diethylstilbestrol volumes.

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

Compare Diethylstilbestrol with

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