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Isosorbide dinitrate vs Isosorbide mononitrate

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

Isosorbide mononitrate was dispensed 94.6× as often as Isosorbide dinitrate in March 2026 — 386,510 items versus 4,084 in England.

4,084items

Isosorbide dinitrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

386,510items

Isosorbide mononitrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Isosorbide dinitrate versus Isosorbide mononitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Isosorbide dinitrate   ·   ╌ Isosorbide mononitrate

Isosorbide monon… 4,084

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Isosorbide dinitrate versus Isosorbide mononitrate, March 2026
Measure Isosorbide dinitrate Isosorbide mononitrate
Items, March 2026 4,084 386,510
Items, last 12 months 49,874 4,566,095
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £33,956 £1,904,656

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