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Fosinopril sodium vs Ramipril

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

Ramipril was dispensed 199,798.8× as often as Fosinopril sodium in May 2026 — 2,996,982 items versus 15 in England.

15items

Fosinopril sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,996,982items

Ramipril · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fosinopril sodium versus Ramipril: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fosinopril sodium   ·   ╌ Ramipril

0 1.6m 3.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ramipril 15 Jan 2021: 284 Feb 2021: 304 Mar 2021: 303 Apr 2021: 320 May 2021: 279 Jun 2021: 299 Jul 2021: 295 Aug 2021: 290 Sep 2021: 277 Oct 2021: 292 Nov 2021: 290 Dec 2021: 303 Jan 2022: 275 Feb 2022: 248 Mar 2022: 282 Apr 2022: 260 May 2022: 261 Jun 2022: 257 Jul 2022: 237 Aug 2022: 284 Sep 2022: 249 Oct 2022: 255 Nov 2022: 274 Dec 2022: 253 Jan 2023: 255 Feb 2023: 227 Mar 2023: 272 Apr 2023: 247 May 2023: 233 Jun 2023: 220 Jul 2023: 243 Aug 2023: 221 Sep 2023: 188 Oct 2023: 183 Nov 2023: 198 Dec 2023: 145 Jan 2024: 125 Feb 2024: 71 Mar 2024: 60 Apr 2024: 36 May 2024: 45 Jun 2024: 26 Jul 2024: 26 Aug 2024: 24 Sep 2024: 16 Oct 2024: 14 Nov 2024: 27 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 22 Feb 2025: 23 Mar 2025: 17 Apr 2025: 16 May 2025: 28 Jun 2025: 12 Jul 2025: 22 Aug 2025: 28 Sep 2025: 24 Oct 2025: 20 Nov 2025: 21 Dec 2025: 22 Jan 2026: 30 Feb 2026: 11 Mar 2026: 20 Apr 2026: 18 May 2026: 15

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fosinopril sodium versus Ramipril, May 2026
Measure Fosinopril sodium Ramipril
Items, May 2026 15 2,996,982
Items, last 12 months 243 36,370,636
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £144 £5,941,987

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