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Doxazosin mesilate vs Captopril

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

Doxazosin mesilate was dispensed 229.0× as often as Captopril in April 2026 — 662,216 items versus 2,892 in England.

662,216items

Doxazosin mesilate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,892items

Captopril · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxazosin mesilate   ·   ╌ Captopril

0 346k 691k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Captopril 662,216 Jan 2021: 547k Feb 2021: 518k Mar 2021: 580k Apr 2021: 562k May 2021: 537k Jun 2021: 571k Jul 2021: 572k Aug 2021: 548k Sep 2021: 569k Oct 2021: 546k Nov 2021: 568k Dec 2021: 596k Jan 2022: 559k Feb 2022: 528k Mar 2022: 595k Apr 2022: 560k May 2022: 585k Jun 2022: 567k Jul 2022: 566k Aug 2022: 584k Sep 2022: 576k Oct 2022: 571k Nov 2022: 585k Dec 2022: 592k Jan 2023: 585k Feb 2023: 546k Mar 2023: 626k Apr 2023: 564k May 2023: 604k Jun 2023: 611k Jul 2023: 592k Aug 2023: 609k Sep 2023: 593k Oct 2023: 603k Nov 2023: 609k Dec 2023: 608k Jan 2024: 622k Feb 2024: 591k Mar 2024: 605k Apr 2024: 626k May 2024: 642k Jun 2024: 598k Jul 2024: 652k Aug 2024: 630k Sep 2024: 612k Oct 2024: 652k Nov 2024: 625k Dec 2024: 646k Jan 2025: 658k Feb 2025: 595k Mar 2025: 633k Apr 2025: 641k May 2025: 662k Jun 2025: 637k Jul 2025: 678k Aug 2025: 623k Sep 2025: 655k Oct 2025: 674k Nov 2025: 625k Dec 2025: 691k Jan 2026: 663k Feb 2026: 615k Mar 2026: 677k Apr 2026: 662k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Doxazosin mesilate versus Captopril, April 2026
Measure Doxazosin mesilate Captopril
Items, April 2026 662,216 2,892
Items, last 12 months 7,859,823 36,038
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £2,772,664 £199,344

See the full profile for Doxazosin mesilate or Captopril.