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Tadalafil vs Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation)

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 110,564.0× as often as Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation) in May 2026 — 110,564 items versus 1 in England.

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Tadalafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tadalafil versus Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation): national items dispensed by month

▬ Tadalafil   ·   ╌ Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation)

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lidocaine/priloc… 110,564 Jan 2021: 65k Feb 2021: 62k Mar 2021: 69k Apr 2021: 67k May 2021: 64k Jun 2021: 70k Jul 2021: 70k Aug 2021: 67k Sep 2021: 70k Oct 2021: 67k Nov 2021: 69k Dec 2021: 73k Jan 2022: 70k Feb 2022: 66k Mar 2022: 74k Apr 2022: 69k May 2022: 73k Jun 2022: 72k Jul 2022: 72k Aug 2022: 75k Sep 2022: 75k Oct 2022: 74k Nov 2022: 75k Dec 2022: 76k Jan 2023: 77k Feb 2023: 71k Mar 2023: 80k Apr 2023: 72k May 2023: 79k Jun 2023: 81k Jul 2023: 80k Aug 2023: 83k Sep 2023: 82k Oct 2023: 84k Nov 2023: 85k Dec 2023: 85k Jan 2024: 89k Feb 2024: 84k Mar 2024: 86k Apr 2024: 89k May 2024: 92k Jun 2024: 86k Jul 2024: 95k Aug 2024: 93k Sep 2024: 90k Oct 2024: 94k Nov 2024: 96k Dec 2024: 96k Jan 2025: 102k Feb 2025: 90k Mar 2025: 96k Apr 2025: 97k May 2025: 102k Jun 2025: 99k Jul 2025: 107k Aug 2025: 100k Sep 2025: 106k Oct 2025: 110k Nov 2025: 101k Dec 2025: 113k Jan 2026: 111k Feb 2026: 102k Mar 2026: 112k Apr 2026: 111k May 2026: 111k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tadalafil versus Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation), May 2026
Measure Tadalafil Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation)
Items, May 2026 110,564 1
Items, last 12 months 1,283,097 23
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £464,622 £60

See the full profile for Tadalafil or Lidocaine/prilocaine (Premature Ejaculation).