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Sodium citrate vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

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

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 3,005.4× as often as Sodium citrate in April 2026 — 276,501 items versus 92 in England.

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Sodium citrate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium citrate versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction): national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium citrate   ·   ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

0 149k 299k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Sildenafil (Erec… 92 Jan 2021: 118 Feb 2021: 95 Mar 2021: 106 Apr 2021: 103 May 2021: 97 Jun 2021: 102 Jul 2021: 93 Aug 2021: 100 Sep 2021: 99 Oct 2021: 100 Nov 2021: 95 Dec 2021: 97 Jan 2022: 114 Feb 2022: 90 Mar 2022: 126 Apr 2022: 95 May 2022: 106 Jun 2022: 68 Jul 2022: 103 Aug 2022: 92 Sep 2022: 98 Oct 2022: 103 Nov 2022: 136 Dec 2022: 93 Jan 2023: 116 Feb 2023: 87 Mar 2023: 93 Apr 2023: 85 May 2023: 115 Jul 2023: 125 Aug 2023: 129 Sep 2023: 105 Oct 2023: 123 Nov 2023: 99 Dec 2023: 77 Jan 2024: 77 Feb 2024: 114 Mar 2024: 100 Apr 2024: 99 May 2024: 106 Jun 2024: 102 Jul 2024: 115 Aug 2024: 112 Sep 2024: 100 Oct 2024: 123 Nov 2024: 100 Dec 2024: 91 Jan 2025: 101 Feb 2025: 91 Mar 2025: 126 Apr 2025: 116 May 2025: 141 Jun 2025: 116 Jul 2025: 152 Aug 2025: 114 Sep 2025: 124 Oct 2025: 129 Nov 2025: 110 Dec 2025: 123 Jan 2026: 114 Feb 2026: 106 Mar 2026: 101 Apr 2026: 92

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Sodium citrate versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), April 2026
Measure Sodium citrate Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, April 2026 92 276,501
Items, last 12 months 1,422 3,391,638
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £573 £371,374

See the full profile for Sodium citrate or Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction).