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Trospium chloride vs Tadalafil

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

Tadalafil was dispensed 4.8× as often as Trospium chloride in May 2026 — 110,564 items versus 23,016 in England.

23,016items

Trospium chloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

110,564items

Tadalafil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Trospium chloride versus Tadalafil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Trospium chloride   ·   ╌ Tadalafil

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tadalafil 23,016 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 23k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 23k Jun 2021: 24k Jul 2021: 24k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 24k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 24k Dec 2021: 25k Jan 2022: 23k Feb 2022: 22k Mar 2022: 24k Apr 2022: 23k May 2022: 24k Jun 2022: 23k Jul 2022: 23k Aug 2022: 23k Sep 2022: 23k Oct 2022: 23k Nov 2022: 23k Dec 2022: 24k Jan 2023: 23k Feb 2023: 22k Mar 2023: 24k Apr 2023: 22k May 2023: 23k Jun 2023: 24k Jul 2023: 22k Aug 2023: 23k Sep 2023: 23k Oct 2023: 23k Nov 2023: 24k Dec 2023: 23k Jan 2024: 24k Feb 2024: 22k Mar 2024: 22k Apr 2024: 23k May 2024: 24k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 23k Sep 2024: 23k Oct 2024: 24k Nov 2024: 23k Dec 2024: 24k Jan 2025: 24k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 25k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 24k Oct 2025: 25k Nov 2025: 23k Dec 2025: 25k Jan 2026: 24k Feb 2026: 22k Mar 2026: 24k Apr 2026: 24k May 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Trospium chloride versus Tadalafil, May 2026
Measure Trospium chloride Tadalafil
Items, May 2026 23,016 110,564
Items, last 12 months 284,568 1,283,097
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £468,659 £464,622

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