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Tamsulosin hydrochloride vs Phentolamine/aviptadil

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

Tamsulosin hydrochloride was dispensed 426.3× as often as Phentolamine/aviptadil in May 2026 — 829,076 items versus 1,945 in England.

829,076items

Tamsulosin hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,945items

Phentolamine/aviptadil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tamsulosin hydrochloride versus Phentolamine/aviptadil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tamsulosin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Phentolamine/aviptadil

0 449k 897k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Phentolamine/avi… 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 Dec 2022: 747k 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 Phentolamine/aviptadil, May 2026
Measure Tamsulosin hydrochloride Phentolamine/aviptadil
Items, May 2026 829,076 1,945
Items, last 12 months 10,106,807 22,741
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £975,972 £141,992

See the full profile for Tamsulosin hydrochloride or Phentolamine/aviptadil.