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Ambrisentan vs Candesartan cilexetil

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 378,065.5× as often as Ambrisentan in March 2026 — 756,131 items versus 2 in England.

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Ambrisentan · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

756,131items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ambrisentan versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ambrisentan   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Feb 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 Mar 2026 Candesartan cile… 2 Jan 2021: 2 May 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 3 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Mar 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 5 Nov 2022: 7 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 10 Feb 2023: 8 Mar 2023: 9 Apr 2023: 2 May 2023: 4 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 3 Sep 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 3 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 4 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 5 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 4 Dec 2024: 2 Apr 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 5 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ambrisentan versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure Ambrisentan Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026 2 756,131
Items, last 12 months 29 9,006,983
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £378 £1,802,006

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