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Oxybutynin vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 1.1× as often as Oxybutynin in May 2026 — 110,564 items versus 97,693 in England.

97,693items

Oxybutynin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

110,564items

Tadalafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Oxybutynin versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Oxybutynin   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 60k 120k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tadalafil 97,693 Jan 2021: 114k Feb 2021: 107k Mar 2021: 120k Apr 2021: 115k May 2021: 110k Jun 2021: 117k Jul 2021: 117k Aug 2021: 111k Sep 2021: 116k Oct 2021: 111k Nov 2021: 115k Dec 2021: 119k Jan 2022: 112k Feb 2022: 104k Mar 2022: 118k Apr 2022: 110k May 2022: 116k Jun 2022: 111k Jul 2022: 111k Aug 2022: 112k Sep 2022: 112k Oct 2022: 112k Nov 2022: 115k Dec 2022: 113k Jan 2023: 108k Feb 2023: 104k Mar 2023: 119k Apr 2023: 104k May 2023: 112k Jun 2023: 116k Jul 2023: 111k Aug 2023: 114k Sep 2023: 111k Oct 2023: 113k Nov 2023: 112k Dec 2023: 109k Jan 2024: 114k Feb 2024: 107k Mar 2024: 108k Apr 2024: 112k May 2024: 114k Jun 2024: 107k Jul 2024: 116k Aug 2024: 111k Sep 2024: 108k Oct 2024: 115k Nov 2024: 109k Dec 2024: 110k Jan 2025: 113k Feb 2025: 100k Mar 2025: 106k Apr 2025: 107k May 2025: 111k Jun 2025: 105k Jul 2025: 117k Aug 2025: 104k Sep 2025: 111k Oct 2025: 111k Nov 2025: 100k Dec 2025: 111k Jan 2026: 108k Feb 2026: 99k Mar 2026: 105k Apr 2026: 105k May 2026: 98k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Oxybutynin versus Tadalafil, May 2026
Measure Oxybutynin Tadalafil
Items, May 2026 97,693 110,564
Items, last 12 months 1,274,332 1,283,097
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,310,014 £464,622

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