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Dapoxetine hydrochloride

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704060A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dapoxetine hydrochloride was ranked 938th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 693 items, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

693items -1.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

6,962items

Rolling 12 months

£35,705

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dapoxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 390 780 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 448 Jan 2021: 455 Feb 2021: 467 Mar 2021: 465 Apr 2021: 473 May 2021: 459 Jun 2021: 504 Jul 2021: 499 Aug 2021: 472 Sep 2021: 506 Oct 2021: 497 Nov 2021: 541 Dec 2021: 541 Jan 2022: 536 Feb 2022: 515 Mar 2022: 548 Apr 2022: 480 May 2022: 543 Jun 2022: 495 Jul 2022: 593 Aug 2022: 555 Sep 2022: 570 Oct 2022: 563 Nov 2022: 603 Dec 2022: 554 Jan 2023: 638 Feb 2023: 584 Mar 2023: 680 Apr 2023: 564 May 2023: 643 Jun 2023: 652 Jul 2023: 628 Aug 2023: 599 Sep 2023: 650 Oct 2023: 613 Nov 2023: 632 Dec 2023: 640 Jan 2024: 657 Feb 2024: 584 Mar 2024: 653 Apr 2024: 615 May 2024: 680 Jun 2024: 657 Jul 2024: 702 Aug 2024: 628 Sep 2024: 672 Oct 2024: 667 Nov 2024: 656 Dec 2024: 616 Jan 2025: 694 Feb 2025: 634 Mar 2025: 603 Apr 2025: 617 May 2025: 702 Jun 2025: 664 Jul 2025: 707 Aug 2025: 646 Sep 2025: 714 Oct 2025: 664 Nov 2025: 675 Dec 2025: 693 Jan 2026: 734 Feb 2026: 670 Mar 2026: 752 Apr 2026: 721 May 2026: 693 Jun 2026: 780 Jul 2026: 448

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £51.52
  • Year on year Down 1.3% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Dapoxetine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Dapoxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dapoxetine 30mg tablets 0704060A0AAAAAA 493 £26,758
Dapoxetine 60mg tablets 0704060A0AAABAB 172 £7,819
Priligy 30mg tablets (A. Menarini Farma) 0704060A0BBACAA 16 £558
Priligy 60mg tablets (A. Menarini Farma) 0704060A0BBADAB 12 £570

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Dapoxetine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dapoxetine hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Dapoxetine hydrochloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

Download this data

The monthly series for Dapoxetine hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.