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Dutasteride

Endocrine System Sex Hormones BNF 0604020B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dutasteride was ranked 371st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 23,172 items, down 3.6% on a year earlier.

23,172items -3.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

284,876items

Rolling 12 months

£66,169

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dutasteride: 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 Sex Hormones
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.86
  • Year on year Down 3.6% 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 Dutasteride this month.

Presentations of Dutasteride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules 0604020B0AAAAAA 22,870 £60,590
Avodart 500microgram capsules 0604020B0BBAAAA 301 £4,972
Dutasteride 500micrograms/5ml oral solution 0604020B0AAABAB 1 £607

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

Where Dutasteride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dutasteride volumes.

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

Compare Dutasteride with

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