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Medroxyprogesterone acetate

Endocrine System Sex Hormones BNF 0604012M0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Medroxyprogesterone acetate was ranked 400th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 19,771 items, down 1.6% on a year earlier.

19,771items -1.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

228,960items

Rolling 12 months

£224,266

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Medroxyprogesterone acetate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Sex Hormones
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.34
  • Year on year Down 1.6% 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 Medroxyprogesterone acetate this month.

Presentations of Medroxyprogesterone acetate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Medroxyprogesterone 10mg tablets 0604012M0AAAEAE 13,819 £178,110
Medroxyprogesterone 5mg tablets 0604012M0AAABAB 4,290 £33,918
Medroxyprogesterone 2.5mg tablets 0604012M0AAAFAF 928 £3,938
Provera 10mg tablets 0604012M0BCABAE 374 £5,395
Provera 5mg tablets 0604012M0BCAAAB 350 £2,882
Provera 2.5mg tablets 0604012M0BCACAF 10 £23

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

Where Medroxyprogesterone acetate is dispensed

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

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

Compare Medroxyprogesterone acetate with

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