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Quinapril hydrochloride vs Losartan potassium

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

Losartan potassium was dispensed 1,159,574.0× as often as Quinapril hydrochloride in April 2026 — 1,159,574 items versus 1 in England.

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Quinapril hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,159,574items

Losartan potassium · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Quinapril hydrochloride versus Losartan potassium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Quinapril hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Losartan potassium

0 607k 1.2m Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2026 Losartan potassi… 1 Jan 2021: 513 Feb 2021: 435 Mar 2021: 484 Apr 2021: 471 May 2021: 428 Jun 2021: 495 Jul 2021: 501 Aug 2021: 445 Sep 2021: 484 Oct 2021: 468 Nov 2021: 486 Dec 2021: 467 Jan 2022: 483 Feb 2022: 420 Mar 2022: 514 Apr 2022: 366 May 2022: 204 Jun 2022: 136 Jul 2022: 87 Aug 2022: 55 Sep 2022: 67 Oct 2022: 40 Nov 2022: 44 Dec 2022: 25 Jan 2023: 20 Feb 2023: 33 Mar 2023: 5 Apr 2023: 10 May 2023: 9 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 12 Aug 2023: 8 Sep 2023: 6 Oct 2023: 8 Nov 2023: 5 Dec 2023: 7 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 6 Jun 2024: 5 Jul 2024: 13 Aug 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 5 Oct 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 7 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 2 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 2 Apr 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Quinapril hydrochloride versus Losartan potassium, April 2026
Measure Quinapril hydrochloride Losartan potassium
Items, April 2026 1 1,159,574
Items, last 12 months 28 13,763,714
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £10 £1,044,905

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