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Enalapril maleate vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 8.4× as often as Enalapril maleate in April 2026 — 764,545 items versus 91,273 in England.

91,273items

Enalapril maleate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

764,545items

Candesartan cilexetil · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Enalapril maleate   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Candesartan cile… 91,273 Jan 2021: 115k Feb 2021: 108k Mar 2021: 119k Apr 2021: 117k May 2021: 110k Jun 2021: 117k Jul 2021: 115k Aug 2021: 111k Sep 2021: 115k Oct 2021: 109k Nov 2021: 113k Dec 2021: 118k Jan 2022: 109k Feb 2022: 102k Mar 2022: 115k Apr 2022: 108k May 2022: 111k Jun 2022: 108k Jul 2022: 107k Aug 2022: 110k Sep 2022: 108k Oct 2022: 106k Nov 2022: 108k Dec 2022: 109k Jan 2023: 106k Feb 2023: 98k Mar 2023: 112k Apr 2023: 99k May 2023: 105k Jun 2023: 106k Jul 2023: 103k Aug 2023: 105k Sep 2023: 102k Oct 2023: 103k Nov 2023: 103k Dec 2023: 101k Jan 2024: 103k Feb 2024: 97k Mar 2024: 98k Apr 2024: 101k May 2024: 103k Jun 2024: 95k Jul 2024: 104k Aug 2024: 99k Sep 2024: 96k Oct 2024: 101k Nov 2024: 96k Dec 2024: 99k Jan 2025: 99k Feb 2025: 90k Mar 2025: 94k Apr 2025: 94k May 2025: 98k Jun 2025: 93k Jul 2025: 99k Aug 2025: 91k Sep 2025: 95k Oct 2025: 97k Nov 2025: 89k Dec 2025: 98k Jan 2026: 93k Feb 2026: 86k Mar 2026: 93k Apr 2026: 91k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Enalapril maleate versus Candesartan cilexetil, April 2026
Measure Enalapril maleate Candesartan cilexetil
Items, April 2026 91,273 764,545
Items, last 12 months 1,123,534 8,998,704
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £280,588 £1,630,134

See the full profile for Enalapril maleate or Candesartan cilexetil.