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Doxazosin mesilate vs Irbesartan

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

Doxazosin mesilate was dispensed 5.1× as often as Irbesartan in March 2026 — 677,018 items versus 132,343 in England.

677,018items

Doxazosin mesilate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132,343items

Irbesartan · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxazosin mesilate   ·   ╌ Irbesartan

Irbesartan 677,018

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxazosin mesilate versus Irbesartan, March 2026
Measure Doxazosin mesilate Irbesartan
Items, March 2026 677,018 132,343
Items, last 12 months 7,838,189 1,566,365
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,616,872 £421,607

See the full profile for Doxazosin mesilate or Irbesartan.