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Enalapril maleate vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 8.4× as often as Enalapril maleate in March 2026 — 780,996 items versus 93,324 in England.

93,324items

Enalapril maleate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

780,996items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Enalapril maleate versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Enalapril maleate   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

Candesartan cile… 93,324

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Enalapril maleate versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure Enalapril maleate Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026 93,324 780,996
Items, last 12 months 1,126,712 8,952,139
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £322,413 £1,364,587

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