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Estradiol valerate

Endocrine System Sex Hormones BNF 0604011K0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Estradiol valerate was ranked 546th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7,254 items, down 9.8% on a year earlier.

7,254items -9.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

75,345items

Rolling 12 months

£53,371

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Estradiol valerate: 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 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.36
  • Year on year Down 9.8% 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 Estradiol valerate this month.

Presentations of Estradiol valerate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Progynova 2mg tablets 0604011K0BBABAB 4,440 £35,706
Progynova 1mg tablets 0604011K0BBAAAA 2,814 £17,665

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

Where Estradiol valerate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Estradiol valerate volumes.

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

Compare Estradiol valerate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Estradiol valerate 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.