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Alfuzosin hydrochloride vs Tamsulosin hydrochloride

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

Tamsulosin hydrochloride was dispensed 23.1× as often as Alfuzosin hydrochloride in March 2026 — 862,757 items versus 37,336 in England.

37,336items

Alfuzosin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

862,757items

Tamsulosin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Alfuzosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tamsulosin hydrochloride

Tamsulosin hydro… 37,336

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Alfuzosin hydrochloride versus Tamsulosin hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Alfuzosin hydrochloride Tamsulosin hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 37,336 862,757
Items, last 12 months 431,125 10,086,392
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £476,930 £973,581

See the full profile for Alfuzosin hydrochloride or Tamsulosin hydrochloride.