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Lisinopril vs Telmisartan with diuretic

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

Lisinopril was dispensed 371.6× as often as Telmisartan with diuretic in May 2026 — 599,344 items versus 1,613 in England.

599,344items

Lisinopril · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,613items

Telmisartan with diuretic · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lisinopril versus Telmisartan with diuretic: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lisinopril   ·   ╌ Telmisartan with diuretic

0 355k 709k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Telmisartan with… 599,344 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 May 2026: 599k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lisinopril versus Telmisartan with diuretic, May 2026
Measure Lisinopril Telmisartan with diuretic
Items, May 2026 599,344 1,613
Items, last 12 months 7,442,721 20,696
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £850,901 £16,135

See the full profile for Lisinopril or Telmisartan with diuretic.