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Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 741.7× as often as Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide in March 2026 — 780,996 items versus 1,053 in England.

1,053items

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

780,996items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

Candesartan cile… 1,053

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure Olmesartan medoxomil/amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026 1,053 780,996
Items, last 12 months 12,957 8,952,139
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £18,865 £1,364,587

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