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Alfuzosin hydrochloride vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 7.6× as often as Alfuzosin hydrochloride in March 2026 — 283,135 items versus 37,336 in England.

37,336items

Alfuzosin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

283,135items

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alfuzosin hydrochloride versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction): national items dispensed by month

▬ Alfuzosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

Sildenafil (Erec… 37,336

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Alfuzosin hydrochloride versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), March 2026
Measure Alfuzosin hydrochloride Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, March 2026 37,336 283,135
Items, last 12 months 431,125 3,391,797
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £476,930 £370,582

See the full profile for Alfuzosin hydrochloride or Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction).