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Hydralazine hydrochloride vs Ramipril

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

Ramipril was dispensed 154.2× as often as Hydralazine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 2,996,982 items versus 19,431 in England.

19,431items

Hydralazine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,996,982items

Ramipril · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hydralazine hydrochloride versus Ramipril: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hydralazine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ramipril

0 1.6m 3.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ramipril 19,431 Jan 2021: 15k Feb 2021: 14k Mar 2021: 16k Apr 2021: 16k May 2021: 15k Jun 2021: 16k Jul 2021: 16k Aug 2021: 16k Sep 2021: 16k Oct 2021: 16k Nov 2021: 16k Dec 2021: 17k Jan 2022: 16k Feb 2022: 15k Mar 2022: 17k Apr 2022: 16k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 16k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 17k Sep 2022: 17k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 17k Dec 2022: 17k Jan 2023: 17k Feb 2023: 16k Mar 2023: 18k Apr 2023: 16k May 2023: 17k Jun 2023: 18k Jul 2023: 17k Aug 2023: 18k Sep 2023: 17k Oct 2023: 17k Nov 2023: 18k Dec 2023: 18k Jan 2024: 18k Feb 2024: 17k Mar 2024: 17k Apr 2024: 18k May 2024: 19k Jun 2024: 18k Jul 2024: 19k Aug 2024: 19k Sep 2024: 18k Oct 2024: 19k Nov 2024: 19k Dec 2024: 19k Jan 2025: 19k Feb 2025: 17k Mar 2025: 18k Apr 2025: 19k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 19k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 18k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 20k Nov 2025: 19k Dec 2025: 20k Jan 2026: 20k Feb 2026: 18k Mar 2026: 20k Apr 2026: 20k May 2026: 19k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hydralazine hydrochloride versus Ramipril, May 2026
Measure Hydralazine hydrochloride Ramipril
Items, May 2026 19,431 2,996,982
Items, last 12 months 233,216 36,370,636
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £58,992 £5,941,987

See the full profile for Hydralazine hydrochloride or Ramipril.