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Chlorhexidine acetate vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 55,282.0× as often as Chlorhexidine acetate in March 2026 — 110,564 items versus 2 in England.

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Chlorhexidine acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

110,564items

Tadalafil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Chlorhexidine acetate versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Chlorhexidine acetate   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Sep 2021 Jun 2022 Feb 2023 Oct 2023 Jun 2024 Mar 2026 Tadalafil 2 Jan 2021: 96 Feb 2021: 73 Mar 2021: 88 Apr 2021: 87 May 2021: 88 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 68 Aug 2021: 83 Sep 2021: 87 Oct 2021: 88 Dec 2021: 83 Jan 2022: 75 Feb 2022: 59 Mar 2022: 74 Apr 2022: 70 May 2022: 67 Jun 2022: 61 Jul 2022: 86 Aug 2022: 63 Sep 2022: 68 Oct 2022: 64 Nov 2022: 79 Dec 2022: 59 Jan 2023: 80 Feb 2023: 83 Mar 2023: 76 Apr 2023: 84 May 2023: 83 Jun 2023: 93 Jul 2023: 67 Aug 2023: 50 Sep 2023: 34 Oct 2023: 32 Nov 2023: 31 Dec 2023: 26 Jan 2024: 41 Feb 2024: 21 Mar 2024: 12 Apr 2024: 23 May 2024: 11 Jun 2024: 12 Jul 2024: 10 Aug 2024: 13 Sep 2024: 5 Oct 2024: 6 Dec 2024: 5 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 2 Mar 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Mar 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Chlorhexidine acetate versus Tadalafil, March 2026
Measure Chlorhexidine acetate Tadalafil
Items, March 2026 2 110,564
Items, last 12 months 59 1,283,097
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £66 £464,622

See the full profile for Chlorhexidine acetate or Tadalafil.