Alprostadil
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
Alprostadil was ranked 526th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 8,489 items, up 18.3% on a year earlier.
8,489items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£523,570
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
101,568items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Alprostadil: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Alprostadil, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Vitaros 3mg/g cream | 2,674 | £135,830 |
| Alprostadil 20microgram inj vials | 1,202 | £79,747 |
| Viridal Duo Starter Pack 20microgram inj cart with dev | 1,113 | £89,195 |
| Viridal Duo Starter Pack 10microgram inj cart with dev | 997 | £74,335 |
| Viridal Duo Starter Pack 40microgram inj cart with dev | 864 | £68,398 |
| Alprostadil 10microgram inj vials | 537 | £23,359 |
| Caverject Dual Chamber 20microgram inj | 468 | £22,363 |
| Caverject Dual Chamber 10microgram inj | 309 | £9,246 |
| Caverject 20microgram inj vials | 126 | £8,871 |
| Caverject 10microgram inj vials | 74 | £3,585 |
| Muse 1000microgram urethral sticks | 67 | £3,786 |
| Muse 500microgram urethral sticks | 38 | £3,198 |
| Caverject 40microgram inj vials | 10 | £876 |
| Viridal Duo Continuation Pack 40microgram inj cartridges | 6 | £368 |
| Muse 250microgram urethral sticks | 2 | £23 |
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