Dutasteride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Sex Hormones

Data updated March 2026

Dutasteride was ranked 372nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 24,269 items, up 5.1% on a year earlier.

24,269items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£72,225

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

285,405items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Dutasteride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Dutasteride, by items this month.

Presentations of Dutasteride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules	23,938	£65,422
Avodart 500microgram capsules	328	£5,017
Dutasteride 500micrograms/5ml oral solution	3	£1,786

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