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Duloxetine hydrochloride vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

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

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 8.5× as often as Duloxetine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 283,135 items versus 33,119 in England.

33,119items

Duloxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

283,135items

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Duloxetine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

Sildenafil (Erec… 33,119

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Duloxetine hydrochloride versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), March 2026
Measure Duloxetine hydrochloride Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, March 2026 33,119 283,135
Items, last 12 months 367,285 3,391,797
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £145,314 £370,582

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