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Tolterodine vs Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

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

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was dispensed 4.2× as often as Tolterodine in May 2026 — 270,957 items versus 64,951 in England.

64,951items

Tolterodine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

270,957items

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tolterodine versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction): national items dispensed by month

▬ Tolterodine   ·   ╌ Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

0 149k 299k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sildenafil (Erec… 64,951 Jan 2021: 95k Feb 2021: 88k Mar 2021: 99k Apr 2021: 96k May 2021: 91k Jun 2021: 96k Jul 2021: 95k Aug 2021: 91k Sep 2021: 94k Oct 2021: 90k Nov 2021: 93k Dec 2021: 97k Jan 2022: 91k Feb 2022: 84k Mar 2022: 94k Apr 2022: 89k May 2022: 93k Jun 2022: 89k Jul 2022: 88k Aug 2022: 90k Sep 2022: 89k Oct 2022: 88k Nov 2022: 89k Dec 2022: 89k Jan 2023: 88k Feb 2023: 81k Mar 2023: 92k Apr 2023: 82k May 2023: 87k Jun 2023: 88k Jul 2023: 85k Aug 2023: 86k Sep 2023: 84k Oct 2023: 85k Nov 2023: 85k Dec 2023: 84k Jan 2024: 86k Feb 2024: 80k Mar 2024: 82k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 86k Jun 2024: 80k Jul 2024: 86k Aug 2024: 82k Sep 2024: 80k Oct 2024: 84k Nov 2024: 79k Dec 2024: 81k Jan 2025: 82k Feb 2025: 74k Mar 2025: 77k Apr 2025: 75k May 2025: 76k Jun 2025: 76k Jul 2025: 80k Aug 2025: 73k Sep 2025: 73k Oct 2025: 74k Nov 2025: 68k Dec 2025: 73k Jan 2026: 72k Feb 2026: 65k Mar 2026: 69k Apr 2026: 67k May 2026: 65k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tolterodine versus Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), May 2026
Measure Tolterodine Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)
Items, May 2026 64,951 270,957
Items, last 12 months 856,228 3,374,294
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £776,958 £362,741

See the full profile for Tolterodine or Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction).