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Glyceryl trinitrate vs Felodipine

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

Felodipine was dispensed 2.5× as often as Glyceryl trinitrate in May 2026 — 331,487 items versus 133,751 in England.

133,751items

Glyceryl trinitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

331,487items

Felodipine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Glyceryl trinitrate versus Felodipine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Glyceryl trinitrate   ·   ╌ Felodipine

0 180k 360k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Felodipine 133,751 Jan 2021: 124k Feb 2021: 115k Mar 2021: 129k Apr 2021: 126k May 2021: 121k Jun 2021: 130k Jul 2021: 131k Aug 2021: 124k Sep 2021: 133k Oct 2021: 128k Nov 2021: 132k Dec 2021: 139k Jan 2022: 133k Feb 2022: 129k Mar 2022: 147k Apr 2022: 136k May 2022: 144k Jun 2022: 140k Jul 2022: 138k Aug 2022: 141k Sep 2022: 138k Oct 2022: 137k Nov 2022: 140k Dec 2022: 140k Jan 2023: 141k Feb 2023: 131k Mar 2023: 147k Apr 2023: 132k May 2023: 143k Jun 2023: 145k Jul 2023: 138k Aug 2023: 141k Sep 2023: 140k Oct 2023: 140k Nov 2023: 139k Dec 2023: 137k Jan 2024: 142k Feb 2024: 134k Mar 2024: 135k Apr 2024: 142k May 2024: 145k Jun 2024: 135k Jul 2024: 145k Aug 2024: 138k Sep 2024: 137k Oct 2024: 146k Nov 2024: 137k Dec 2024: 140k Jan 2025: 144k Feb 2025: 129k Mar 2025: 138k Apr 2025: 137k May 2025: 142k Jun 2025: 137k Jul 2025: 144k Aug 2025: 130k Sep 2025: 139k Oct 2025: 141k Nov 2025: 130k Dec 2025: 144k Jan 2026: 140k Feb 2026: 129k Mar 2026: 140k Apr 2026: 137k May 2026: 134k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Glyceryl trinitrate versus Felodipine, May 2026
Measure Glyceryl trinitrate Felodipine
Items, May 2026 133,751 331,487
Items, last 12 months 1,646,131 4,072,122
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £541,028 £1,760,551

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