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Norethisterone

Endocrine System Sex Hormones BNF 0604012P0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Norethisterone was ranked 375th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 23,344 items, down 10.7% on a year earlier.

23,344items -10.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

293,423items

Rolling 12 months

£216,530

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Norethisterone: national items dispensed by month

0 22k 45k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 23,344 Jan 2021: 16k Feb 2021: 15k Mar 2021: 18k Apr 2021: 18k May 2021: 20k Jun 2021: 23k Jul 2021: 29k Aug 2021: 29k Sep 2021: 24k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 21k Dec 2021: 21k Jan 2022: 20k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 27k Apr 2022: 27k May 2022: 33k Jun 2022: 34k Jul 2022: 31k Aug 2022: 29k Sep 2022: 27k Oct 2022: 25k Nov 2022: 23k Dec 2022: 20k Jan 2023: 22k Feb 2023: 22k Mar 2023: 28k Apr 2023: 26k May 2023: 35k Jun 2023: 42k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 40k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 27k Nov 2023: 22k Dec 2023: 23k Jan 2024: 23k Feb 2024: 23k Mar 2024: 25k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 34k Jun 2024: 35k Jul 2024: 45k Aug 2024: 39k Sep 2024: 28k Oct 2024: 27k Nov 2024: 21k Dec 2024: 21k Jan 2025: 21k Feb 2025: 21k Mar 2025: 25k Apr 2025: 26k May 2025: 32k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 44k Aug 2025: 35k Sep 2025: 27k Oct 2025: 26k Nov 2025: 20k Dec 2025: 21k Jan 2026: 20k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 23k Apr 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Sex Hormones
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.28
  • Year on year Down 10.7% 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 Norethisterone this month.

Presentations of Norethisterone, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Norethisterone 5mg tablets 0604012P0AAAAAA 21,255 £211,352
Utovlan 5mg tablets 0604012P0BCAAAA 2,052 £4,982
Primolut N 5mg tablets 0604012P0BBAAAA 37 £196

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

Where Norethisterone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Norethisterone volumes.

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

Compare Norethisterone with

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