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Tamoxifen citrate

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease BNF 0803041S0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Tamoxifen citrate was ranked 295th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 39,119 items, down 5.8% on a year earlier.

39,119items -5.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

445,946items

Rolling 12 months

£132,091

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Tamoxifen citrate: national items dispensed by month

0 27k 54k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 39,119 Jan 2021: 52k Feb 2021: 49k Mar 2021: 54k Apr 2021: 52k May 2021: 49k Jun 2021: 53k Jul 2021: 53k Aug 2021: 50k Sep 2021: 52k Oct 2021: 49k Nov 2021: 51k Dec 2021: 54k Jan 2022: 50k Feb 2022: 46k Mar 2022: 52k Apr 2022: 49k May 2022: 51k Jun 2022: 49k Jul 2022: 49k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 49k Dec 2022: 49k Jan 2023: 49k Feb 2023: 44k Mar 2023: 50k Apr 2023: 45k May 2023: 48k Jun 2023: 48k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 47k Sep 2023: 46k Oct 2023: 46k Nov 2023: 46k Dec 2023: 46k Jan 2024: 47k Feb 2024: 43k Mar 2024: 44k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 46k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 43k Oct 2024: 45k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 44k Jan 2025: 44k Feb 2025: 39k Mar 2025: 41k Apr 2025: 42k May 2025: 43k Jun 2025: 41k Jul 2025: 44k Aug 2025: 39k Sep 2025: 41k Oct 2025: 42k Nov 2025: 39k Dec 2025: 42k Jan 2026: 41k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 40k Apr 2026: 39k

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 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.38
  • Year on year Down 5.8% 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 Tamoxifen citrate this month.

Presentations of Tamoxifen citrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets 0803041S0AAABAB 37,914 £74,158
Tamoxifen 10mg tablets 0803041S0AAAAAA 996 £8,800
Tamoxifen 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0803041S0AAAJAJ 195 £47,681
Tamoxifen 40mg tablets 0803041S0AAACAC 14 £1,451

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

Where Tamoxifen citrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tamoxifen citrate volumes.

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

Compare Tamoxifen citrate with

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