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Solifenacin vs Tolterodine

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

Solifenacin was dispensed 4.5× as often as Tolterodine in April 2026 — 300,952 items versus 67,422 in England.

300,952items

Solifenacin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,422items

Tolterodine · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Solifenacin versus Tolterodine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Solifenacin   ·   ╌ Tolterodine

0 157k 314k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tolterodine 300,952 Jan 2021: 207k Feb 2021: 195k Mar 2021: 219k Apr 2021: 214k May 2021: 205k Jun 2021: 219k Jul 2021: 220k Aug 2021: 212k Sep 2021: 221k Oct 2021: 214k Nov 2021: 223k Dec 2021: 234k Jan 2022: 222k Feb 2022: 210k Mar 2022: 237k Apr 2022: 224k May 2022: 237k Jun 2022: 231k Jul 2022: 230k Aug 2022: 236k Sep 2022: 237k Oct 2022: 237k Nov 2022: 243k Dec 2022: 245k Jan 2023: 245k Feb 2023: 227k Mar 2023: 261k Apr 2023: 235k May 2023: 251k Jun 2023: 258k Jul 2023: 251k Aug 2023: 259k Sep 2023: 254k Oct 2023: 259k Nov 2023: 264k Dec 2023: 262k Jan 2024: 271k Feb 2024: 257k Mar 2024: 263k Apr 2024: 273k May 2024: 280k Jun 2024: 263k Jul 2024: 287k Aug 2024: 276k Sep 2024: 272k Oct 2024: 288k Nov 2024: 278k Dec 2024: 286k Jan 2025: 292k Feb 2025: 262k Mar 2025: 280k Apr 2025: 281k May 2025: 293k Jun 2025: 285k Jul 2025: 303k Aug 2025: 280k Sep 2025: 296k Oct 2025: 304k Nov 2025: 282k Dec 2025: 314k Jan 2026: 302k Feb 2026: 279k Mar 2026: 306k Apr 2026: 301k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Solifenacin versus Tolterodine, April 2026
Measure Solifenacin Tolterodine
Items, April 2026 300,952 67,422
Items, last 12 months 3,544,047 867,391
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £425,248 £820,770

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