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Trandolapril vs Candesartan cilexetil

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

Candesartan cilexetil was dispensed 8,218.8× as often as Trandolapril in May 2026 — 756,131 items versus 92 in England.

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Trandolapril · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

756,131items

Candesartan cilexetil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Trandolapril versus Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Trandolapril   ·   ╌ Candesartan cilexetil

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Candesartan cile… 92 Jan 2021: 5k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 5k Apr 2021: 5k May 2021: 5k Jun 2021: 5k Jul 2021: 5k Aug 2021: 5k Sep 2021: 5k Oct 2021: 5k Nov 2021: 5k Dec 2021: 5k Jan 2022: 5k Feb 2022: 4k Mar 2022: 5k Apr 2022: 5k May 2022: 5k Jun 2022: 4k Jul 2022: 4k Aug 2022: 4k Sep 2022: 4k Oct 2022: 4k Nov 2022: 4k Dec 2022: 4k Jan 2023: 4k Feb 2023: 4k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 4k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 4k Sep 2023: 4k Oct 2023: 4k Nov 2023: 4k Dec 2023: 4k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 4k Mar 2024: 4k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 4k Jul 2024: 4k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 985 Dec 2024: 701 Jan 2025: 586 Feb 2025: 457 Mar 2025: 317 Apr 2025: 266 May 2025: 218 Jun 2025: 142 Jul 2025: 119 Aug 2025: 98 Sep 2025: 78 Oct 2025: 69 Nov 2025: 65 Dec 2025: 104 Jan 2026: 108 Feb 2026: 84 Mar 2026: 88 Apr 2026: 89 May 2026: 92

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Trandolapril versus Candesartan cilexetil, May 2026
Measure Trandolapril Candesartan cilexetil
Items, May 2026 92 756,131
Items, last 12 months 1,136 9,006,983
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,001 £1,802,006

See the full profile for Trandolapril or Candesartan cilexetil.