Finasteride
Endocrine System
Sex Hormones
BNF 0604020C0
Data updated May 2026
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Finasteride was ranked 67th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 365,170 items, down 4.1% on a year earlier.
365,170items
-4.1%
Dispensed in May 2026
4,158,262items
Rolling 12 months
£361,711
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Finasteride: 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 3 shown
- Average cost / item £0.99
- Year on year Down 4.1% 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 Finasteride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finasteride 5mg tablets | 0604020C0AAAAAA | 365,068 | £354,109 |
| Proscar 5mg tablets | 0604020C0BBAAAA | 55 | £973 |
| Finasteride 5mg/5ml oral suspension | 0604020C0AAACAC | 47 | £6,629 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Finasteride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Finasteride volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 6,374
- The Ridings Medical Group 5,295
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 5,264
- Granta Medical Practices 5,049
- Rolle Medical Partnership 4,966
- The Roxton Practice 4,649
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.