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Lisinopril vs Aliskiren

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

Lisinopril was dispensed 204,885.7× as often as Aliskiren in April 2026 — 614,657 items versus 3 in England.

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Lisinopril · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Aliskiren · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lisinopril versus Aliskiren: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lisinopril   ·   ╌ Aliskiren

0 355k 709k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Aliskiren 614,657 Jan 2021: 675k Feb 2021: 634k Mar 2021: 709k Apr 2021: 686k May 2021: 651k Jun 2021: 692k Jul 2021: 689k Aug 2021: 658k Sep 2021: 682k Oct 2021: 650k Nov 2021: 672k Dec 2021: 708k Jan 2022: 659k Feb 2022: 615k Mar 2022: 692k Apr 2022: 651k May 2022: 674k Jun 2022: 653k Jul 2022: 651k Aug 2022: 667k Sep 2022: 658k Oct 2022: 647k Nov 2022: 657k Dec 2022: 666k Jan 2023: 652k Feb 2023: 602k Mar 2023: 684k Apr 2023: 617k May 2023: 653k Jun 2023: 660k Jul 2023: 641k Aug 2023: 656k Sep 2023: 637k Oct 2023: 642k Nov 2023: 647k Dec 2023: 645k Jan 2024: 654k Feb 2024: 616k Mar 2024: 627k Apr 2024: 647k May 2024: 661k Jun 2024: 611k Jul 2024: 666k Aug 2024: 642k Sep 2024: 621k Oct 2024: 656k Nov 2024: 628k Dec 2024: 645k Jan 2025: 652k Feb 2025: 583k Mar 2025: 620k Apr 2025: 625k May 2025: 645k Jun 2025: 616k Jul 2025: 658k Aug 2025: 604k Sep 2025: 629k Oct 2025: 646k Nov 2025: 595k Dec 2025: 656k Jan 2026: 623k Feb 2026: 574k Mar 2026: 629k Apr 2026: 615k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Lisinopril versus Aliskiren, April 2026
Measure Lisinopril Aliskiren
Items, April 2026 614,657 3
Items, last 12 months 7,487,956 294
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £781,121 £114

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