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Flavoxate hydrochloride vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 169.3× as often as Flavoxate hydrochloride in May 2026 — 110,564 items versus 653 in England.

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Flavoxate hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

110,564items

Tadalafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flavoxate hydrochloride versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flavoxate hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tadalafil 653 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 943 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 972 May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 940 Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 979 Oct 2022: 981 Nov 2022: 936 Dec 2022: 934 Jan 2023: 898 Feb 2023: 822 Mar 2023: 914 Apr 2023: 871 May 2023: 879 Jun 2023: 913 Jul 2023: 883 Aug 2023: 862 Sep 2023: 852 Oct 2023: 846 Nov 2023: 867 Dec 2023: 871 Jan 2024: 844 Feb 2024: 799 Mar 2024: 779 Apr 2024: 818 May 2024: 801 Jun 2024: 723 Jul 2024: 812 Aug 2024: 751 Sep 2024: 793 Oct 2024: 775 Nov 2024: 759 Dec 2024: 768 Jan 2025: 814 Feb 2025: 669 Mar 2025: 694 Apr 2025: 742 May 2025: 717 Jun 2025: 751 Jul 2025: 731 Aug 2025: 688 Sep 2025: 759 Oct 2025: 752 Nov 2025: 670 Dec 2025: 806 Jan 2026: 718 Feb 2026: 642 Mar 2026: 735 Apr 2026: 668 May 2026: 653

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Flavoxate hydrochloride versus Tadalafil, May 2026
Measure Flavoxate hydrochloride Tadalafil
Items, May 2026 653 110,564
Items, last 12 months 8,573 1,283,097
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,127 £464,622

See the full profile for Flavoxate hydrochloride or Tadalafil.