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Tamsulosin hydrochloride vs Oxybutynin

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

Tamsulosin hydrochloride was dispensed 8.2× as often as Oxybutynin in March 2026 — 862,757 items versus 105,367 in England.

862,757items

Tamsulosin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

105,367items

Oxybutynin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tamsulosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Oxybutynin

Oxybutynin 862,757

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tamsulosin hydrochloride versus Oxybutynin, March 2026
Measure Tamsulosin hydrochloride Oxybutynin
Items, March 2026 862,757 105,367
Items, last 12 months 10,086,392 1,289,401
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £973,581 £1,213,726

See the full profile for Tamsulosin hydrochloride or Oxybutynin.