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Losartan potassium vs Aliskiren

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

Losartan potassium was dispensed 392,572.0× as often as Aliskiren in April 2026 — 1,177,716 items versus 3 in England.

1,177,716items

Losartan potassium · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Aliskiren · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Losartan potassium versus Aliskiren: national items dispensed by month

▬ Losartan potassium   ·   ╌ Aliskiren

0 607k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Aliskiren 1,177,716 Jan 2021: 865k Feb 2021: 816k Mar 2021: 916k Apr 2021: 889k May 2021: 851k Jun 2021: 910k Jul 2021: 907k Aug 2021: 872k Sep 2021: 907k Oct 2021: 869k Nov 2021: 906k Dec 2021: 953k Jan 2022: 892k Feb 2022: 840k Mar 2022: 950k Apr 2022: 896k May 2022: 938k Jun 2022: 911k Jul 2022: 914k Aug 2022: 944k Sep 2022: 936k Oct 2022: 926k Nov 2022: 950k Dec 2022: 967k Jan 2023: 953k Feb 2023: 883k Mar 2023: 1m Apr 2023: 916k May 2023: 983k Jun 2023: 998k Jul 2023: 974k Aug 2023: 1m Sep 2023: 984k Oct 2023: 1m Nov 2023: 1m Dec 2023: 1m Jan 2024: 1m Feb 2024: 982k Mar 2024: 1m Apr 2024: 1m May 2024: 1.1m Jun 2024: 1m Jul 2024: 1.1m Aug 2024: 1.1m Sep 2024: 1m Oct 2024: 1.1m Nov 2024: 1.1m Dec 2024: 1.1m Jan 2025: 1.1m Feb 2025: 1m Mar 2025: 1.1m Apr 2025: 1.1m May 2025: 1.1m Jun 2025: 1.1m Jul 2025: 1.2m Aug 2025: 1.1m Sep 2025: 1.1m Oct 2025: 1.2m Nov 2025: 1.1m Dec 2025: 1.2m Jan 2026: 1.2m Feb 2026: 1.1m Mar 2026: 1.2m Apr 2026: 1.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Losartan potassium versus Aliskiren, April 2026
Measure Losartan potassium Aliskiren
Items, April 2026 1,177,716 3
Items, last 12 months 13,739,680 294
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,058,321 £114

See the full profile for Losartan potassium or Aliskiren.