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Doxazosin mesilate vs Prazosin hydrochloride

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

Doxazosin mesilate was dispensed 160.5× as often as Prazosin hydrochloride in March 2026 — 677,018 items versus 4,219 in England.

677,018items

Doxazosin mesilate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,219items

Prazosin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxazosin mesilate   ·   ╌ Prazosin hydrochloride

Prazosin hydroch… 677,018

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxazosin mesilate versus Prazosin hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Doxazosin mesilate Prazosin hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 677,018 4,219
Items, last 12 months 7,838,189 45,921
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,616,872 £21,177

See the full profile for Doxazosin mesilate or Prazosin hydrochloride.