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Imidapril hydrochloride vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 3,589.4× as often as Imidapril hydrochloride in April 2026 — 764,545 items versus 213 in England.

213items

Imidapril hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

764,545items

Candesartan cilexetil · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Imidapril hydrochloride versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Imidapril hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Candesartan cile… 213 Jan 2021: 484 Feb 2021: 482 Mar 2021: 504 Apr 2021: 526 May 2021: 464 Jun 2021: 514 Jul 2021: 480 Aug 2021: 486 Sep 2021: 482 Oct 2021: 470 Nov 2021: 474 Dec 2021: 480 Jan 2022: 474 Feb 2022: 409 Mar 2022: 470 Apr 2022: 410 May 2022: 442 Jun 2022: 402 Jul 2022: 403 Aug 2022: 430 Sep 2022: 373 Oct 2022: 382 Nov 2022: 367 Dec 2022: 389 Jan 2023: 384 Feb 2023: 326 Mar 2023: 360 Apr 2023: 328 May 2023: 330 Jun 2023: 351 Jul 2023: 361 Aug 2023: 328 Sep 2023: 319 Oct 2023: 331 Nov 2023: 317 Dec 2023: 291 Jan 2024: 341 Feb 2024: 306 Mar 2024: 288 Apr 2024: 294 May 2024: 300 Jun 2024: 287 Jul 2024: 296 Aug 2024: 278 Sep 2024: 270 Oct 2024: 276 Nov 2024: 277 Dec 2024: 285 Jan 2025: 267 Feb 2025: 258 Mar 2025: 252 Apr 2025: 218 May 2025: 268 Jun 2025: 239 Jul 2025: 273 Aug 2025: 219 Sep 2025: 223 Oct 2025: 248 Nov 2025: 222 Dec 2025: 248 Jan 2026: 222 Feb 2026: 189 Mar 2026: 227 Apr 2026: 213

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Imidapril hydrochloride versus Candesartan cilexetil, April 2026
Measure Imidapril hydrochloride Candesartan cilexetil
Items, April 2026 213 764,545
Items, last 12 months 2,791 8,998,704
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £3,400 £1,630,134

See the full profile for Imidapril hydrochloride or Candesartan cilexetil.