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Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive)

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205010Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) was ranked 1103rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 242 items, down 22.7% on a year earlier.

242items -22.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,794items

Rolling 12 months

£67,983

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive): national items dispensed by month

0 299.5 599 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 599 Jan 2021: 271 Feb 2021: 265 Mar 2021: 280 Apr 2021: 283 May 2021: 271 Jun 2021: 287 Jul 2021: 274 Aug 2021: 258 Sep 2021: 258 Oct 2021: 256 Nov 2021: 276 Dec 2021: 303 Jan 2022: 284 Feb 2022: 254 Mar 2022: 264 Apr 2022: 257 May 2022: 257 Jun 2022: 260 Jul 2022: 260 Aug 2022: 269 Sep 2022: 254 Oct 2022: 285 Nov 2022: 256 Dec 2022: 281 Jan 2023: 273 Feb 2023: 266 Mar 2023: 282 Apr 2023: 247 May 2023: 258 Jun 2023: 287 Jul 2023: 273 Aug 2023: 259 Sep 2023: 275 Oct 2023: 278 Nov 2023: 281 Dec 2023: 291 Jan 2024: 290 Feb 2024: 262 Mar 2024: 273 Apr 2024: 309 May 2024: 293 Jun 2024: 277 Jul 2024: 304 Aug 2024: 276 Sep 2024: 295 Oct 2024: 296 Nov 2024: 289 Dec 2024: 276 Jan 2025: 298 Feb 2025: 277 Mar 2025: 296 Apr 2025: 286 May 2025: 313 Jun 2025: 293 Jul 2025: 288 Aug 2025: 282 Sep 2025: 296 Oct 2025: 284 Nov 2025: 290 Dec 2025: 308 Jan 2026: 294 Feb 2026: 256 Mar 2026: 276 Apr 2026: 266 May 2026: 242 Jun 2026: 267 Jul 2026: 599

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £280.92
  • Year on year Down 22.7% 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(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) this month.

Presentations of Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sildenafil 10mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 0205010Y0AAABAB 132 £30,067
Sildenafil 20mg tablets 0205010Y0AAAAAA 104 £36,609
Revatio 10mg/ml oral suspension 0205010Y0BBABAB 6 £1,307

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

Where Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) volumes.

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

Compare Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) with

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

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The monthly series for Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) 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.