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Avanafil vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

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

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 315.8× as often as Avanafil in May 2026 — 270,957 items versus 858 in England.

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Avanafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Avanafil   ·   ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

0 149k 299k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sildenafil (Erec… 858 Jan 2021: 773 Feb 2021: 712 Mar 2021: 820 Apr 2021: 794 May 2021: 772 Jun 2021: 820 Jul 2021: 808 Aug 2021: 785 Sep 2021: 786 Oct 2021: 766 Nov 2021: 747 Dec 2021: 752 Jan 2022: 702 Feb 2022: 730 Mar 2022: 794 Apr 2022: 662 May 2022: 775 Jun 2022: 795 Jul 2022: 739 Aug 2022: 754 Sep 2022: 774 Oct 2022: 752 Nov 2022: 736 Dec 2022: 729 Jan 2023: 755 Feb 2023: 710 Mar 2023: 786 Apr 2023: 682 May 2023: 762 Jun 2023: 805 Jul 2023: 773 Aug 2023: 824 Sep 2023: 801 Oct 2023: 828 Nov 2023: 814 Dec 2023: 774 Jan 2024: 853 Feb 2024: 795 Mar 2024: 766 Apr 2024: 786 May 2024: 845 Jun 2024: 737 Jul 2024: 817 Aug 2024: 805 Sep 2024: 777 Oct 2024: 839 Nov 2024: 812 Dec 2024: 845 Jan 2025: 876 Feb 2025: 774 Mar 2025: 807 Apr 2025: 798 May 2025: 847 Jun 2025: 852 Jul 2025: 884 Aug 2025: 824 Sep 2025: 875 Oct 2025: 908 Nov 2025: 807 Dec 2025: 893 Jan 2026: 897 Feb 2026: 825 Mar 2026: 870 Apr 2026: 882 May 2026: 858

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Avanafil versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), May 2026
Measure Avanafil Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, May 2026 858 270,957
Items, last 12 months 10,375 3,374,294
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £23,405 £362,741

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