Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) vs Candesartan cilexetil

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 2,829.7× as often as Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) in March 2026 — 780,996 items versus 276 in England.

276items

Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

780,996items

Candesartan cilexetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) · ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive) versus Candesartan cilexetil, March 2026
Measure	Sildenafil(Vasodilator Antihypertensive)	Candesartan cilexetil
Items, March 2026	276	780,996
Items, last 12 months	3,466	8,952,139
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£79,876	£1,364,587

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