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Estradiol

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions BNF 0702010G0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Estradiol was ranked 124th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 183,746 items, up 17.3% on a year earlier.

183,746items +17.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,939,784items

Rolling 12 months

£2,422,404

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Estradiol: national items dispensed by month

0 95k 190k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 183,746 Jan 2021: 88k Feb 2021: 83k Mar 2021: 95k Apr 2021: 92k May 2021: 93k Jun 2021: 100k Jul 2021: 100k Aug 2021: 97k Sep 2021: 102k Oct 2021: 99k Nov 2021: 107k Dec 2021: 109k Jan 2022: 105k Feb 2022: 106k Mar 2022: 119k Apr 2022: 111k May 2022: 125k Jun 2022: 117k Jul 2022: 118k Aug 2022: 124k Sep 2022: 122k Oct 2022: 125k Nov 2022: 133k Dec 2022: 127k Jan 2023: 130k Feb 2023: 124k Mar 2023: 141k Apr 2023: 126k May 2023: 136k Jun 2023: 140k Jul 2023: 138k Aug 2023: 140k Sep 2023: 137k Oct 2023: 140k Nov 2023: 145k Dec 2023: 140k Jan 2024: 148k Feb 2024: 142k Mar 2024: 145k Apr 2024: 150k May 2024: 154k Jun 2024: 145k Jul 2024: 157k Aug 2024: 154k Sep 2024: 150k Oct 2024: 160k Nov 2024: 155k Dec 2024: 155k Jan 2025: 161k Feb 2025: 147k Mar 2025: 158k Apr 2025: 157k May 2025: 167k Jun 2025: 162k Jul 2025: 177k Aug 2025: 164k Sep 2025: 173k Oct 2025: 182k Nov 2025: 171k Dec 2025: 187k Jan 2026: 182k Feb 2026: 168k Mar 2026: 190k Apr 2026: 184k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.18
  • Year on year Up 17.3% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Estradiol this month.

Presentations of Estradiol, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries 0702010G0AAAGAG 121,960 £1,465,719
Vagifem 10microgram vaginal tablets 0702010G0BCABAG 37,422 £610,177
Vagirux 10microgram vaginal tablets 0702010G0BFAAAG 21,744 £265,662
Estring 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery system 0702010G0BDABAH 2,238 £74,183
Gina 10microgram vaginal tablets 0702010G0BGAAAG 382 £6,662

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

Where Estradiol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Estradiol volumes.

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.