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Norethisterone

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Contraceptives BNF 0703021N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Norethisterone was ranked 579th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 6,228 items, up 3.2% on a year earlier.

6,228items +3.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

64,503items

Rolling 12 months

£17,815

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Norethisterone: 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 Contraceptives
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.86
  • Year on year Up 3.2% 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 Norethisterone this month.

Presentations of Norethisterone, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Noriday 350microgram tablets 0703021N0BCAAAA 6,228 £17,815

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

Download this data

The monthly series for Norethisterone 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.