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Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine vs Losartan potassium

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

Losartan potassium was dispensed 930.1× as often as Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine in June 2026 — 1,211,014 items versus 1,302 in England.

1,302items

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,211,014items

Losartan potassium · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine versus Losartan potassium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine   ·   ╌ Losartan potassium

0 607k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Losartan potassi… 1,302 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 2k Jan 2022: 2k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 2k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 2k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 2k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 2k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 2k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 2k Aug 2023: 2k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 2k Nov 2023: 2k Dec 2023: 2k Jan 2024: 2k Feb 2024: 2k Mar 2024: 2k Apr 2024: 2k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 2k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k Jun 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine versus Losartan potassium, June 2026
Measure Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine Losartan potassium
Items, June 2026 1,302 1,211,014
Items, last 12 months 19,044 13,880,665
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £31,793 £1,087,737

See the full profile for Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine or Losartan potassium.