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Drospirenone

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Contraceptives BNF 0703021R0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Drospirenone was ranked 493rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 10,477 items, up 209.4% on a year earlier.

10,477items +209.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

71,935items

Rolling 12 months

£181,378

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Drospirenone: national items dispensed by month

0 7k 14k Jan 2024 Jun 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2025 Sep 2025 Feb 2026 Jul 2026 14,030 Jan 2024: 3 Feb 2024: 170 Mar 2024: 290 Apr 2024: 411 May 2024: 548 Jun 2024: 727 Jul 2024: 879 Aug 2024: 908 Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 4k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 5k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 6k Dec 2025: 7k Jan 2026: 7k Feb 2026: 8k Mar 2026: 9k Apr 2026: 10k May 2026: 10k Jun 2026: 12k Jul 2026: 14k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Contraceptives
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £17.31
  • Year on year Up 209.4% 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 Drospirenone this month.

Presentations of Drospirenone, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Slynd 4mg tablets 0703021R0BBAAAA 10,477 £181,378

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

Where Drospirenone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Drospirenone volumes.

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

Compare Drospirenone with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Drospirenone is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.