Estriol
Estriol was ranked 127th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 174,438 items, up 24.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Estriol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions
- Presentations 8 shown
- Average cost / item £15.94
- Year on year Up 24.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Estriol this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estriol 1mg/g vaginal cream with applicator | 0702010F0AAAAAA | 132,244 | £974,754 |
| Estriol 0.01% vaginal cream with applicator | 0702010F0AAACAC | 27,673 | £1,521,058 |
| Blissel 50micrograms/g vaginal gel with applicator | 0702010F0BEAAAF | 10,576 | £235,400 |
| Imvaggis 0.03mg pessaries | 0702010F0BFAAAG | 2,456 | £33,765 |
| Ovestin 1mg/g vaginal cream with applicator | 0702010F0BCAAAA | 595 | £4,657 |
| Estriol 500microgram pessaries | 0702010F0AAABAB | 533 | £4,321 |
| Ovesse 1mg/g vaginal cream with applicator | 0702010F0BGAAAA | 354 | £5,343 |
| Gynest 0.01% cream with applicator | 0702010F0BBABAC | 7 | £460 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Estriol is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Estriol volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Granta Medical Practices 3,795
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 2,250
- Holderness Health 2,211
- Modality Partnership (awc) 2,192
- The Ridings Medical Group 2,135
- The Roxton Practice 1,967
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Estriol with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Estriol 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.