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Leuprorelin acetate

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803042N0
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Leuprorelin acetate was ranked 388th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20,279 items, down 9.4% on a year earlier.

20,279items -9.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

256,944items

Rolling 12 months

£3,980,624

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Leuprorelin acetate: 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 and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £196.29
  • Year on year Down 9.4% 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 Leuprorelin acetate this month.

Presentations of Leuprorelin acetate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Prostap 3 DCS 11.25mg pdr and solvent for prolonged-rel inj 0803042N0BBADAD 15,966 £3,613,551
Prostap SR DCS 3.75mg pdr and solvent for prolonged-rel inj 0803042N0BBACAC 4,070 £317,438
Staladex 11.25mg implant pre-filled syringes 0803042N0BDAAAF 240 £49,440
Prostap PD DCS 1.88mg pdr and solvent for prolonged-rel inj 0803042N0BBAEAG 2 £120
Prostap SR 3.75mg inj vials 0803042N0BBAAAA 1 £75

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

Where Leuprorelin acetate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Leuprorelin acetate volumes.

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

Compare Leuprorelin acetate with

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