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Candesartan cilexetil vs Aliskiren

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 756,131.0× as often as Aliskiren in May 2026 — 756,131 items versus 1 in England.

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Candesartan cilexetil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Aliskiren · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Candesartan cilexetil   ·   ╌ Aliskiren

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Aliskiren 756,131 Jan 2021: 590k Feb 2021: 557k Mar 2021: 623k Apr 2021: 607k May 2021: 581k Jun 2021: 619k Jul 2021: 618k Aug 2021: 593k Sep 2021: 617k Oct 2021: 588k Nov 2021: 615k Dec 2021: 647k Jan 2022: 603k Feb 2022: 568k Mar 2022: 643k Apr 2022: 604k May 2022: 631k Jun 2022: 613k Jul 2022: 614k Aug 2022: 634k Sep 2022: 625k Oct 2022: 622k Nov 2022: 637k Dec 2022: 646k Jan 2023: 639k Feb 2023: 591k Mar 2023: 678k Apr 2023: 613k May 2023: 654k Jun 2023: 665k Jul 2023: 649k Aug 2023: 667k Sep 2023: 650k Oct 2023: 663k Nov 2023: 671k Dec 2023: 674k Jan 2024: 687k Feb 2024: 650k Mar 2024: 666k Apr 2024: 691k May 2024: 711k Jun 2024: 663k Jul 2024: 723k Aug 2024: 703k Sep 2024: 684k Oct 2024: 727k Nov 2024: 698k Dec 2024: 727k Jan 2025: 736k Feb 2025: 665k Mar 2025: 711k Apr 2025: 718k May 2025: 748k Jun 2025: 718k Jul 2025: 771k Aug 2025: 713k Sep 2025: 749k Oct 2025: 772k Nov 2025: 717k Dec 2025: 797k Jan 2026: 762k Feb 2026: 708k Mar 2026: 781k Apr 2026: 765k May 2026: 756k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Candesartan cilexetil versus Aliskiren, May 2026
Measure Candesartan cilexetil Aliskiren
Items, May 2026 756,131 1
Items, last 12 months 9,006,983 211
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,802,006 £29

See the full profile for Candesartan cilexetil or Aliskiren.