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Alfuzosin hydrochloride vs Solifenacin

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

Solifenacin was dispensed 8.4× as often as Alfuzosin hydrochloride in May 2026 — 293,710 items versus 35,149 in England.

35,149items

Alfuzosin hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

293,710items

Solifenacin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alfuzosin hydrochloride versus Solifenacin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alfuzosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Solifenacin

0 157k 314k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Solifenacin 35,149 Jan 2021: 39k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 39k May 2021: 37k Jun 2021: 40k Jul 2021: 39k Aug 2021: 38k Sep 2021: 39k Oct 2021: 37k Nov 2021: 39k Dec 2021: 40k Jan 2022: 38k Feb 2022: 36k Mar 2022: 40k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 38k Jun 2022: 38k Jul 2022: 37k Aug 2022: 39k Sep 2022: 38k Oct 2022: 38k Nov 2022: 38k Dec 2022: 38k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 39k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 36k Jun 2023: 39k Jul 2023: 37k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 36k Oct 2023: 37k Nov 2023: 37k Dec 2023: 37k Jan 2024: 38k Feb 2024: 36k Mar 2024: 36k Apr 2024: 38k May 2024: 38k Jun 2024: 36k Jul 2024: 38k Aug 2024: 37k Sep 2024: 36k Oct 2024: 38k Nov 2024: 37k Dec 2024: 37k Jan 2025: 38k Feb 2025: 33k Mar 2025: 35k Apr 2025: 36k May 2025: 37k Jun 2025: 35k Jul 2025: 37k Aug 2025: 34k Sep 2025: 36k Oct 2025: 37k Nov 2025: 34k Dec 2025: 38k Jan 2026: 36k Feb 2026: 33k Mar 2026: 37k Apr 2026: 35k May 2026: 35k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Alfuzosin hydrochloride versus Solifenacin, May 2026
Measure Alfuzosin hydrochloride Solifenacin
Items, May 2026 35,149 293,710
Items, last 12 months 429,053 3,545,226
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £457,968 £415,387

See the full profile for Alfuzosin hydrochloride or Solifenacin.