Medicines
Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression
Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
Octreotide acetate

Octreotide acetate

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803043N0

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Octreotide acetate was ranked 1098th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 259 items, down 20.6% on a year earlier.

259items -20.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

3,110items

Rolling 12 months

£162,512

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Octreotide acetate: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £627.46
Year on year Down 20.6% 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 Octreotide acetate this month.

Presentations of Octreotide acetate, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules	0803043N0AAACAC	52	£25,468
Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules	0803043N0AAABAB	39	£14,958
Sandostatin LAR 30mg inj vials	0803043N0BBAFAF	38	£43,930
Sandostatin LAR 20mg inj vials	0803043N0BBAGAG	31	£27,177
Octreotide 50micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules	0803043N0AAAAAA	25	£5,499
Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes	0803043N0AAAPAP	23	£19,371
Octreotide 50micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes	0803043N0AAANAN	14	£6,720
Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection vials	0803043N0AAAMAM	12	£5,570
Sandostatin LAR 10mg inj vials	0803043N0BBAEAE	8	£4,398
Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes	0803043N0AAAQAQ	7	£5,250
Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml solution for injection vials	0803043N0AAALAL	4	£1,143
Olatuton 20mg inj vials	0803043N0BCABAG	2	£1,439
Octreotide 1mg/5ml solution for injection vials	0803043N0AAADAD	1	£260
Sandostatin 50micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules	0803043N0BBAAAA	1	£74
Sandostatin 100micrograms/1ml inj ampoules	0803043N0BBABAB	1	£1,119

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

Where Octreotide acetate is dispensed

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Top dispensing practices

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

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