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Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 9.7× as often as Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride in April 2026 — 111,340 items versus 11,519 in England.

11,519items

Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

111,340items

Tadalafil · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tadalafil 11,519 Jan 2021: 12k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 13k Apr 2021: 13k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 13k Jul 2021: 12k Aug 2021: 12k Sep 2021: 12k Oct 2021: 12k Nov 2021: 12k Dec 2021: 13k Jan 2022: 12k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 13k Apr 2022: 12k May 2022: 13k Jun 2022: 12k Jul 2022: 12k Aug 2022: 12k Sep 2022: 12k Oct 2022: 12k Nov 2022: 12k Dec 2022: 12k Jan 2023: 12k Feb 2023: 11k Mar 2023: 12k Apr 2023: 11k May 2023: 12k Jun 2023: 12k Jul 2023: 12k Aug 2023: 12k Sep 2023: 12k Oct 2023: 12k Nov 2023: 12k Dec 2023: 12k Jan 2024: 12k Feb 2024: 11k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 12k May 2024: 12k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 12k Sep 2024: 12k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 12k Dec 2024: 12k Jan 2025: 12k Feb 2025: 11k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 11k May 2025: 12k Jun 2025: 12k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 12k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride versus Tadalafil, April 2026
Measure Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride Tadalafil
Items, April 2026 11,519 111,340
Items, last 12 months 140,031 1,274,787
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £77,055 £389,687

See the full profile for Tamsulosin and dutasteride hydrochloride or Tadalafil.