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Losartan potassium vs Valsartan with diuretic

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

Losartan potassium was dispensed 457.1× as often as Valsartan with diuretic in May 2026 — 1,159,574 items versus 2,537 in England.

1,159,574items

Losartan potassium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,537items

Valsartan with diuretic · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Losartan potassium versus Valsartan with diuretic: national items dispensed by month

▬ Losartan potassium   ·   ╌ Valsartan with diuretic

0 607k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Valsartan with d… 1,159,574 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 May 2026: 1.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Losartan potassium versus Valsartan with diuretic, May 2026
Measure Losartan potassium Valsartan with diuretic
Items, May 2026 1,159,574 2,537
Items, last 12 months 13,763,714 32,931
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,044,905 £52,087

See the full profile for Losartan potassium or Valsartan with diuretic.