Progesterone
Progesterone was ranked 84th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 303,035 items, up 14.1% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Progesterone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Sex Hormones
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £13.87
- Year on year Up 14.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Progesterone this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progesterone micronised 100mg capsules | 0604012S0AAALAL | 216,450 | £2,599,264 |
| Utrogestan 100mg capsules | 0604012S0BDAAAL | 66,170 | £1,143,574 |
| Gepretix 100mg capsules | 0604012S0BQAAAL | 10,800 | £132,872 |
| Cyclogest 400mg pessaries | 0604012S0BBABAF | 3,332 | £157,341 |
| Progesterone micronised 200mg capsules | 0604012S0AABWBW | 3,314 | £43,816 |
| Utrogestan 200mg vaginal capsules with applicators | 0604012S0BDADBZ | 1,212 | £61,509 |
| Cyclogest 200mg pessaries | 0604012S0BBAAAE | 1,106 | £28,728 |
| Gepretix 200mg capsules | 0604012S0BQABBW | 257 | £3,684 |
| Lutigest 100mg vaginal tablets | 0604012S0BNAAAN | 136 | £6,584 |
| Prometrium 400mg vaginal capsules | 0604012S0BRAACE | 120 | £8,808 |
| Utrogestan 300mg vaginal capsules | 0604012S0BDAECD | 51 | £2,193 |
| Crinone 8% progesterone vaginal gel | 0604012S0BGABAW | 36 | £1,891 |
| Lubion 25mg/1.112ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0604012S0BPACCF | 35 | £8,056 |
| Lubion 25mg/1.112ml solution for injection vials | 0604012S0BPABCC | 15 | £4,048 |
| Utrogestan 200mg capsules | 0604012S0BDACBW | 1 | £168 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Progesterone is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Progesterone volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Granta Medical Practices 6,411
- Rothschild House Group 4,565
- The Deepings Practice 3,901
- Hereford Medical Group 3,290
- Mowbray House Surgery 3,156
- Marlow Medical Group 2,986
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Progesterone with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Progesterone 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.