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Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction)

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704050Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) was ranked 95th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 270,957 items, down 6.0% on a year earlier.

270,957items -6%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,374,294items

Rolling 12 months

£362,741

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

0 149k 299k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 270,957 Jan 2021: 272k Feb 2021: 255k Mar 2021: 284k Apr 2021: 274k May 2021: 264k Jun 2021: 280k Jul 2021: 283k Aug 2021: 269k Sep 2021: 281k Oct 2021: 269k Nov 2021: 278k Dec 2021: 292k Jan 2022: 278k Feb 2022: 260k Mar 2022: 292k Apr 2022: 269k May 2022: 283k Jun 2022: 278k Jul 2022: 278k Aug 2022: 287k Sep 2022: 285k Oct 2022: 279k Nov 2022: 283k Dec 2022: 283k Jan 2023: 284k Feb 2023: 261k Mar 2023: 295k Apr 2023: 265k May 2023: 283k Jun 2023: 290k Jul 2023: 284k Aug 2023: 290k Sep 2023: 285k Oct 2023: 285k Nov 2023: 287k Dec 2023: 284k Jan 2024: 296k Feb 2024: 279k Mar 2024: 279k Apr 2024: 289k May 2024: 294k Jun 2024: 275k Jul 2024: 299k Aug 2024: 291k Sep 2024: 282k Oct 2024: 296k Nov 2024: 282k Dec 2024: 287k Jan 2025: 295k Feb 2025: 263k Mar 2025: 278k Apr 2025: 277k May 2025: 288k Jun 2025: 278k Jul 2025: 298k Aug 2025: 275k Sep 2025: 288k Oct 2025: 295k Nov 2025: 268k Dec 2025: 296k Jan 2026: 286k Feb 2026: 261k Mar 2026: 283k Apr 2026: 277k May 2026: 271k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.34
  • Year on year Down 6.0% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) this month.

Presentations of Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sildenafil 100mg tablets 0704050Z0AAACAC 132,943 £142,343
Sildenafil 50mg tablets 0704050Z0AAAAAA 120,569 £131,568
Sildenafil 25mg tablets 0704050Z0AAABAB 16,461 £44,691
Viagra 100mg tablets 0704050Z0BBACAC 712 £31,404
Viagra 50mg tablets 0704050Z0BBAAAA 200 £9,252
Viagra 25mg tablets 0704050Z0BBABAB 17 £1,195
Hezkue 12.5mg/dose oromucosal spray 0704050Z0BJAAAR 14 £504
Silandyl 50mg orodispersible films 0704050Z0BKAAAS 14 £409
Viagra Connect 50mg tablets 0704050Z0BFAAAA 11 £280
Silandyl 100mg orodispersible films 0704050Z0BKACAU 8 £413
Sildenafil 10mg/5ml oral suspension 0704050Z0AAAKAK 3 £374
Sildenafil 25mg/5ml oral solution 0704050Z0AAAFAF 2 £206
Sildenafil 10mg/5ml oral solution 0704050Z0AAAGAG 1 £56
Zamantos 50mg tablets 0704050Z0BIAAAA 1 £10
Silandyl 75mg orodispersible films 0704050Z0BKABAT 1 £36

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

Where Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) volumes.

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

Compare Sildenafil (Erectile Dysfunction) with

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