Leuprolide
(asked on 19th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Lupron they estimate to have been legally prescribed in England and Wales last year.
No such estimate has been made.
The following table shows the number of prescription items of leuprorelin acetate written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England, 2017. We do not hold data for Wales. Lupron is the brand name, used in the United States of America, for the chemical leuprorelin acetate. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, leuprorelin is marketed under the brand names Lutrate and Prostap.
Chemical Name | Brand | Presentation | Items |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Lutrate | Lutrate_1 month Depot Inj 3.75mg Vl+Dil | 182 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Lutrate | Lutrate_3 month Depot Inj 22.5mg Vl+Dil | 611 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Prostap | Prostap 3_DCS Inj 11.25mg Dil + Pfs | 150,586 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Prostap | Prostap 3_Depot Inj 11.25mg Vl + Dil Pfs | 59 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Prostap | Prostap SR_DCS Inj 3.75mg Dil + Pfs | 41,771 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Prostap | Prostap SR_Inj 3.75mg Vl + Dil Pfs | 38 |
Leuprorelin Acetate | Total | Total | 193,247 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis