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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Solifenacin/tamsulosin vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 35.9× as often as Solifenacin/tamsulosin in April 2026 — 111,340 items versus 3,099 in England.

3,099items

Solifenacin/tamsulosin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

111,340items

Tadalafil · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Solifenacin/tamsulosin versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Solifenacin/tamsulosin   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tadalafil 3,099 Jan 2021: 4k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 4k Apr 2021: 4k May 2021: 4k Jun 2021: 4k Jul 2021: 4k Aug 2021: 4k Sep 2021: 4k Oct 2021: 4k Nov 2021: 4k Dec 2021: 4k Jan 2022: 4k Feb 2022: 4k Mar 2022: 4k Apr 2022: 4k May 2022: 4k Jun 2022: 4k Jul 2022: 4k Aug 2022: 4k Sep 2022: 4k Oct 2022: 4k Nov 2022: 4k Dec 2022: 4k Jan 2023: 4k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 3k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 3k Aug 2023: 4k Sep 2023: 4k Oct 2023: 4k Nov 2023: 4k Dec 2023: 4k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 4k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 4k Nov 2024: 3k Dec 2024: 3k Jan 2025: 3k Feb 2025: 3k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 3k Aug 2025: 3k Sep 2025: 3k Oct 2025: 3k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 3k Apr 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Solifenacin/tamsulosin versus Tadalafil, April 2026
Measure Solifenacin/tamsulosin Tadalafil
Items, April 2026 3,099 111,340
Items, last 12 months 39,156 1,274,787
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £75,669 £389,687

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