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Moxonidine vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 34.0× as often as Moxonidine in May 2026 — 756,131 items versus 22,233 in England.

22,233items

Moxonidine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

756,131items

Candesartan cilexetil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Moxonidine versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Moxonidine   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Candesartan cile… 22,233 Jan 2021: 28k Feb 2021: 27k Mar 2021: 30k Apr 2021: 28k May 2021: 27k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 27k Sep 2021: 28k Oct 2021: 27k Nov 2021: 28k Dec 2021: 29k Jan 2022: 27k Feb 2022: 25k Mar 2022: 28k Apr 2022: 26k May 2022: 27k Jun 2022: 26k Jul 2022: 26k Aug 2022: 27k Sep 2022: 26k Oct 2022: 26k Nov 2022: 27k Dec 2022: 27k Jan 2023: 26k Feb 2023: 24k Mar 2023: 27k Apr 2023: 24k May 2023: 26k Jun 2023: 26k Jul 2023: 25k Aug 2023: 26k Sep 2023: 25k Oct 2023: 25k Nov 2023: 25k Dec 2023: 25k Jan 2024: 25k Feb 2024: 24k Mar 2024: 24k Apr 2024: 25k May 2024: 26k Jun 2024: 24k Jul 2024: 26k Aug 2024: 25k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 25k Nov 2024: 24k Dec 2024: 25k Jan 2025: 25k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 24k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 24k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 24k Oct 2025: 24k Nov 2025: 22k Dec 2025: 24k Jan 2026: 23k Feb 2026: 21k Mar 2026: 24k Apr 2026: 23k May 2026: 22k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Moxonidine versus Candesartan cilexetil, May 2026
Measure Moxonidine Candesartan cilexetil
Items, May 2026 22,233 756,131
Items, last 12 months 277,988 9,006,983
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £136,916 £1,802,006

See the full profile for Moxonidine or Candesartan cilexetil.