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Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) vs Dapoxetine hydrochloride

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

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 391.0× as often as Dapoxetine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 270,957 items versus 693 in England.

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Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Dapoxetine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)   ·   ╌ Dapoxetine hydrochloride

0 149k 299k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapoxetine hydro… 270,957 Jan 2021: 272k Feb 2021: 255k Mar 2021: 284k Apr 2021: 274k May 2021: 264k Jun 2021: 280k Jul 2021: 283k Aug 2021: 269k Sep 2021: 281k Oct 2021: 269k Nov 2021: 278k Dec 2021: 292k Jan 2022: 278k Feb 2022: 260k Mar 2022: 292k Apr 2022: 269k May 2022: 283k Jun 2022: 278k Jul 2022: 278k Aug 2022: 287k Sep 2022: 285k Oct 2022: 279k Nov 2022: 283k Dec 2022: 283k Jan 2023: 284k Feb 2023: 261k Mar 2023: 295k Apr 2023: 265k May 2023: 283k Jun 2023: 290k Jul 2023: 284k Aug 2023: 290k Sep 2023: 285k Oct 2023: 285k Nov 2023: 287k Dec 2023: 284k Jan 2024: 296k Feb 2024: 279k Mar 2024: 279k Apr 2024: 289k May 2024: 294k Jun 2024: 275k Jul 2024: 299k Aug 2024: 291k Sep 2024: 282k Oct 2024: 296k Nov 2024: 282k Dec 2024: 287k Jan 2025: 295k Feb 2025: 263k Mar 2025: 278k Apr 2025: 277k May 2025: 288k Jun 2025: 278k Jul 2025: 298k Aug 2025: 275k Sep 2025: 288k Oct 2025: 295k Nov 2025: 268k Dec 2025: 296k Jan 2026: 286k Feb 2026: 261k Mar 2026: 283k Apr 2026: 277k May 2026: 271k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) versus Dapoxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) Dapoxetine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 270,957 693
Items, last 12 months 3,374,294 8,333
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £362,741 £35,705

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