Chlorhexidine acetate vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 135,478.5× as often as Chlorhexidine acetate in March 2026 — 270,957 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Chlorhexidine acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

270,957items

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Chlorhexidine acetate · ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Chlorhexidine acetate versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), March 2026
Measure	Chlorhexidine acetate	Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, March 2026	2	270,957
Items, last 12 months	59	3,374,294
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£66	£362,741