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Ramipril vs Aliskiren

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

Ramipril was dispensed 1,020,516.0× as often as Aliskiren in April 2026 — 3,061,548 items versus 3 in England.

3,061,548items

Ramipril · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Aliskiren · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ramipril versus Aliskiren: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ramipril   ·   ╌ Aliskiren

0 1.6m 3.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Aliskiren 3,061,548 Jan 2021: 2.5m Feb 2021: 2.3m Mar 2021: 2.6m Apr 2021: 2.5m May 2021: 2.4m Jun 2021: 2.6m Jul 2021: 2.6m Aug 2021: 2.5m Sep 2021: 2.6m Oct 2021: 2.5m Nov 2021: 2.6m Dec 2021: 2.7m Jan 2022: 2.5m Feb 2022: 2.4m Mar 2022: 2.7m Apr 2022: 2.6m May 2022: 2.7m Jun 2022: 2.6m Jul 2022: 2.6m Aug 2022: 2.7m Sep 2022: 2.6m Oct 2022: 2.6m Nov 2022: 2.7m Dec 2022: 2.7m Jan 2023: 2.7m Feb 2023: 2.5m Mar 2023: 2.9m Apr 2023: 2.6m May 2023: 2.8m Jun 2023: 2.8m Jul 2023: 2.8m Aug 2023: 2.8m Sep 2023: 2.8m Oct 2023: 2.8m Nov 2023: 2.8m Dec 2023: 2.8m Jan 2024: 2.9m Feb 2024: 2.7m Mar 2024: 2.8m Apr 2024: 2.9m May 2024: 3m Jun 2024: 2.8m Jul 2024: 3m Aug 2024: 2.9m Sep 2024: 2.8m Oct 2024: 3m Nov 2024: 2.9m Dec 2024: 3m Jan 2025: 3.1m Feb 2025: 2.7m Mar 2025: 2.9m Apr 2025: 3m May 2025: 3.1m Jun 2025: 2.9m Jul 2025: 3.2m Aug 2025: 2.9m Sep 2025: 3m Oct 2025: 3.1m Nov 2025: 2.9m Dec 2025: 3.2m Jan 2026: 3.1m Feb 2026: 2.8m Mar 2026: 3.1m Apr 2026: 3.1m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Ramipril versus Aliskiren, April 2026
Measure Ramipril Aliskiren
Items, April 2026 3,061,548 3
Items, last 12 months 36,439,767 294
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £4,891,812 £114

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