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Avanafil vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 132.4× as often as Avanafil in June 2026 — 117,578 items versus 888 in England.

888items

Avanafil · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

117,578items

Tadalafil · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Avanafil versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Avanafil   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 59k 118k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Tadalafil 888 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 Jun 2026: 888

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Avanafil versus Tadalafil, June 2026
Measure Avanafil Tadalafil
Items, June 2026 888 117,578
Items, last 12 months 10,411 1,301,679
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £24,448 £475,628

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