Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine vs Candesartan cilexetil

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 510.8× as often as Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine in March 2026 — 780,996 items versus 1,529 in England.

1,529items

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

780,996items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine · ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure	Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine	Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026	1,529	780,996
Items, last 12 months	20,329	8,952,139
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£34,874	£1,364,587