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Tamsulosin hydrochloride vs Darifenacin hydrobromide

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

Tamsulosin hydrochloride was dispensed 118.6× as often as Darifenacin hydrobromide in May 2026 — 829,076 items versus 6,988 in England.

829,076items

Tamsulosin hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,988items

Darifenacin hydrobromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tamsulosin hydrochloride versus Darifenacin hydrobromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tamsulosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Darifenacin hydrobromide

0 449k 897k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Darifenacin hydr… 829,076 Jan 2021: 653k Feb 2021: 615k Mar 2021: 689k Apr 2021: 669k May 2021: 641k Jun 2021: 687k Jul 2021: 686k Aug 2021: 662k Sep 2021: 693k Oct 2021: 664k Nov 2021: 695k Dec 2021: 730k Jan 2022: 685k Feb 2022: 645k Mar 2022: 730k Apr 2022: 689k May 2022: 718k Jun 2022: 700k Jul 2022: 698k Aug 2022: 725k Sep 2022: 725k Oct 2022: 719k Nov 2022: 739k Jan 2023: 738k Feb 2023: 681k Mar 2023: 778k Apr 2023: 702k May 2023: 754k Jun 2023: 766k Jul 2023: 745k Aug 2023: 773k Sep 2023: 754k Oct 2023: 771k Nov 2023: 781k Dec 2023: 780k Jan 2024: 800k Feb 2024: 759k Mar 2024: 773k Apr 2024: 805k May 2024: 821k Jun 2024: 765k Jul 2024: 835k Aug 2024: 811k Sep 2024: 789k Oct 2024: 839k Nov 2024: 807k Dec 2024: 835k Jan 2025: 847k Feb 2025: 759k Mar 2025: 808k Apr 2025: 816k May 2025: 844k Jun 2025: 813k Jul 2025: 871k Aug 2025: 808k Sep 2025: 846k Oct 2025: 875k Nov 2025: 808k Dec 2025: 897k Jan 2026: 856k Feb 2026: 790k Mar 2026: 863k Apr 2026: 851k May 2026: 829k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tamsulosin hydrochloride versus Darifenacin hydrobromide, May 2026
Measure Tamsulosin hydrochloride Darifenacin hydrobromide
Items, May 2026 829,076 6,988
Items, last 12 months 10,106,807 89,177
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £975,972 £182,750

See the full profile for Tamsulosin hydrochloride or Darifenacin hydrobromide.