Alprostadil
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders
Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
BNF 0704050B0
Data updated April 2026
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Alprostadil was ranked 519th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 8,879 items, up 25.0% on a year earlier.
8,879items
+25%
Dispensed in April 2026
96,230items
Rolling 12 months
£562,503
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Alprostadil: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £63.35
- Year on year Up 25.0% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.
Top presentations, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Alprostadil this month.
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Alprostadil is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alprostadil volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Alprostadil with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.