Advice
Context
Alternative oral contraceptives
A wide variety of combined oral contraceptives are available in the UK, using different oestrogens, progestogens, doses and regimens. See the British national formulary and the Cost of alternative contraceptives section of this evidence summary for more information.
Costs of alternative contraceptives
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Preparation |
Oestrogen (micrograms)/progestogen (micrograms) |
Cost per 3 months 1 |
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Fixed dose |
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Estradiol/nomegestrol |
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Zoely |
1500/2500 |
£16.50 |
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Ethinylestradiol/desogestrel |
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Cimizt |
30/150 |
£4.53 |
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Gedarel 20/150 |
20/150 |
£5.98 |
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Gedarel 30/150 |
30/150 |
£4.93 |
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Marvelon |
30/150 |
£6.45 |
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Mercilon |
20/150 |
£7.67 |
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Ethinylestradiol/drospirenone |
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Yasmin |
30/3000 |
£14.70 |
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Ethinylestradiol/gestodene |
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Femodene (also ED) |
30/75 |
£6.73 £7.10 (ED) |
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Femodette |
20/75 |
£8.85 |
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Katya |
30/75 |
£5.03 |
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Millinette 20/75 |
20/75 |
£6.37 |
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Millinette 30/75 |
30/75 |
£4.85 |
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Sunya |
20/75 |
£6.62 |
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Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel |
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Elevin |
30/150 |
£29.25 |
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Levest |
30/150 |
£1.80 |
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Microgynon 30 (also ED) |
30/150 |
£2.82 £2.99 (ED) |
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Ovranette |
30/150 |
£2.20 |
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Rigevidon |
30/150 |
£1.89 |
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Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone |
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Brevinor |
35/500 |
£1.99 |
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Loestrin 20 |
20/1000 |
£2.70 |
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Loestrin 30 |
30/1500 |
£3.90 |
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Norimin |
35/1000 |
£2.28 |
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Ovysmen |
35/500 |
£1.89 |
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Ethinylestradiol/norgestimate |
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Cilest |
35/250 |
£7.16 |
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Lizinna |
35/250 |
£5.37 |
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Mestranol/norethisterone |
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Norinyl-1 |
50/1000 |
£2.19 |
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Variable dose |
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Estradiol/dienogest |
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Qlaira |
3000/0 (2 tabs) 2000/2000 (5 tabs) 2000/3000 (17 tabs) 1000/0 (2 tabs) |
£25.18 |
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Ethinylestradiol/gestodene |
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Triadene |
30/50 (6 tabs) 40/70 (5 tabs) 30/100 (10 tabs) |
£10.40 |
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Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel |
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Logynon (also ED) |
30/50 (6 tabs) 40/75 (5 tabs) 30/125 (10 tabs) |
£3.82 £4.00 (ED) |
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TriRegol |
30/50 (6 tabs) 40/75 (5 tabs) 30/125 (10 tabs) |
£2.87 |
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Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone |
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BiNovum |
35/500 (7 tabs) 35/1000 (14 tabs) |
£2.49 |
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Synphase |
35/500 (7 tabs) 35/1000 (9 tabs) 35/500 (5 tabs) |
£3.60 |
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TriNovum |
35/500 (7 tabs) 35/750 (7 tabs) 35/1000 (7 tabs) |
£3.46 |
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Abbreviations: ED, every day 1 Costs taken from MIMS, November 2013 |
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