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Carvedilol vs Atenolol with calcium channel blocker

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

Carvedilol was dispensed 34,279.0× as often as Atenolol with calcium channel blocker in April 2026 — 68,558 items versus 2 in England.

68,558items

Carvedilol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Atenolol with calcium channel blocker · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carvedilol versus Atenolol with calcium channel blocker: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carvedilol   ·   ╌ Atenolol with calcium channel blocker

0 35k 71k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Atenolol with ca… 68,558 Jan 2021: 49k Feb 2021: 46k Mar 2021: 51k Apr 2021: 50k May 2021: 48k Jun 2021: 52k Jul 2021: 52k Aug 2021: 49k Sep 2021: 52k Oct 2021: 50k Nov 2021: 52k Dec 2021: 55k Jan 2022: 52k Feb 2022: 48k Mar 2022: 54k Apr 2022: 51k May 2022: 53k Jun 2022: 52k Jul 2022: 53k Aug 2022: 54k Sep 2022: 54k Oct 2022: 52k Nov 2022: 55k Dec 2022: 55k Jan 2023: 55k Feb 2023: 50k Mar 2023: 58k Apr 2023: 52k May 2023: 57k Jun 2023: 57k Jul 2023: 56k Aug 2023: 57k Sep 2023: 57k Oct 2023: 58k Nov 2023: 58k Dec 2023: 58k Jan 2024: 60k Feb 2024: 56k Mar 2024: 57k Apr 2024: 60k May 2024: 61k Jun 2024: 58k Jul 2024: 63k Aug 2024: 62k Sep 2024: 60k Oct 2024: 64k Nov 2024: 62k Dec 2024: 64k Jan 2025: 65k Feb 2025: 58k Mar 2025: 62k Apr 2025: 63k May 2025: 66k Jun 2025: 64k Jul 2025: 68k Aug 2025: 64k Sep 2025: 67k Oct 2025: 69k Nov 2025: 64k Dec 2025: 71k Jan 2026: 68k Feb 2026: 63k Mar 2026: 68k Apr 2026: 69k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Carvedilol versus Atenolol with calcium channel blocker, April 2026
Measure Carvedilol Atenolol with calcium channel blocker
Items, April 2026 68,558 2
Items, last 12 months 799,291 240
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £383,829 £23

See the full profile for Carvedilol or Atenolol with calcium channel blocker.