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Fesoterodine fumarate vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 8.1× as often as Fesoterodine fumarate in May 2026 — 110,564 items versus 13,704 in England.

13,704items

Fesoterodine fumarate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

110,564items

Tadalafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fesoterodine fumarate versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fesoterodine fumarate   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tadalafil 13,704 Jan 2021: 18k Feb 2021: 17k Mar 2021: 19k Apr 2021: 18k May 2021: 17k Jun 2021: 18k Jul 2021: 18k Aug 2021: 17k Sep 2021: 18k Oct 2021: 17k Nov 2021: 18k Dec 2021: 18k Jan 2022: 17k Feb 2022: 16k Mar 2022: 17k Apr 2022: 17k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 17k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 17k Sep 2022: 16k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 16k Apr 2023: 15k May 2023: 15k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 15k Aug 2023: 16k Sep 2023: 15k Oct 2023: 15k Nov 2023: 16k Dec 2023: 15k Jan 2024: 15k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 15k Apr 2024: 16k May 2024: 15k Jun 2024: 14k Jul 2024: 16k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 14k Oct 2024: 15k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 15k Jan 2025: 15k Feb 2025: 14k Mar 2025: 14k Apr 2025: 14k May 2025: 15k Jun 2025: 14k Jul 2025: 16k Aug 2025: 14k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 15k Nov 2025: 14k Dec 2025: 16k Jan 2026: 15k Feb 2026: 14k Mar 2026: 15k Apr 2026: 14k May 2026: 14k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fesoterodine fumarate versus Tadalafil, May 2026
Measure Fesoterodine fumarate Tadalafil
Items, May 2026 13,704 110,564
Items, last 12 months 175,626 1,283,097
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £127,453 £464,622

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