Estradiol
Estradiol was ranked 44th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 576,814 items, up 10.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Estradiol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Sex Hormones
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £16.99
- Year on year Up 10.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Estradiol this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oestrogel Pump-Pack 0.06% gel | 0604011G0BIABAU | 246,222 | £5,125,821 |
| Evorel 50 patches | 0604011G0BFAABL | 79,260 | £919,562 |
| Evorel 75 patches | 0604011G0BFACBR | 51,529 | £630,353 |
| Lenzetto 1.53mg/dose transdermal spray | 0604011G0BWAABT | 44,708 | £765,369 |
| Evorel 100 patches | 0604011G0BFADBN | 30,932 | £390,846 |
| Evorel 25 patches | 0604011G0BFABBA | 29,500 | £278,696 |
| Sandrena 1mg gel sachets | 0604011G0BPABBJ | 22,377 | £566,522 |
| Elleste Solo 1mg tablets | 0604011G0BMAABD | 11,981 | £52,656 |
| Elleste Solo 2mg tablets | 0604011G0BMABAI | 11,371 | £52,548 |
| Sandrena 500microgram gel sachets | 0604011G0BPAABI | 10,658 | £237,779 |
| Estradot 50micrograms/24hours patches | 0604011G0BUAEBL | 6,926 | £182,514 |
| Estradot 75micrograms/24hours patches | 0604011G0BUAABR | 5,651 | £146,295 |
| Estraderm MX 50 patches | 0604011G0BCAEBL | 4,894 | £65,710 |
| Estradot 100micrograms/24hours patches | 0604011G0BUABBN | 3,929 | £101,678 |
| Estraderm MX 25 patches | 0604011G0BCADBA | 2,968 | £40,671 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Estradiol is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Estradiol volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Granta Medical Practices 7,751
- Modality Partnership (awc) 7,048
- Rothschild House Group 5,716
- Hereford Medical Group 5,342
- The Deepings Practice 5,225
- Oak Tree Surgery 4,446
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Estradiol with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Estradiol 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.