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Tibolone

Endocrine System Sex Hormones BNF 0604011Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Tibolone was ranked 453rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12,671 items, down 13.2% on a year earlier.

12,671items -13.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

162,869items

Rolling 12 months

£112,050

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Tibolone: 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 Sex Hormones
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.84
  • Year on year Down 13.2% 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 Tibolone this month.

Presentations of Tibolone, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tibolone 2.5mg tablets 0604011Y0AAAAAA 12,002 £98,959
Livial 2.5mg tablets 0604011Y0BBAAAA 669 £13,091

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

Where Tibolone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tibolone volumes.

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

Compare Tibolone with

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