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Doxazosin mesilate vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 1.2× as often as Doxazosin mesilate in March 2026 — 780,996 items versus 677,018 in England.

677,018items

Doxazosin mesilate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

780,996items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxazosin mesilate   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

Candesartan cile… 677,018

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxazosin mesilate versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure Doxazosin mesilate Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026 677,018 780,996
Items, last 12 months 7,838,189 8,952,139
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,616,872 £1,364,587

See the full profile for Doxazosin mesilate or Candesartan cilexetil.