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Candesartan cilexetil

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205052C0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Candesartan cilexetil was ranked 30th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 764,545 items, up 6.5% on a year earlier.

764,545items +6.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

8,250,852items

Rolling 12 months

£1,630,134

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month

0 398k 797k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 764,545 Jan 2021: 590k Feb 2021: 557k Mar 2021: 623k Apr 2021: 607k May 2021: 581k Jun 2021: 619k Jul 2021: 618k Aug 2021: 593k Sep 2021: 617k Oct 2021: 588k Nov 2021: 615k Dec 2021: 647k Jan 2022: 603k Feb 2022: 568k Mar 2022: 643k Apr 2022: 604k May 2022: 631k Jun 2022: 613k Jul 2022: 614k Aug 2022: 634k Sep 2022: 625k Oct 2022: 622k Nov 2022: 637k Dec 2022: 646k Jan 2023: 639k Feb 2023: 591k Mar 2023: 678k Apr 2023: 613k May 2023: 654k Jun 2023: 665k Jul 2023: 649k Aug 2023: 667k Sep 2023: 650k Oct 2023: 663k Nov 2023: 671k Dec 2023: 674k Jan 2024: 687k Feb 2024: 650k Mar 2024: 666k Apr 2024: 691k May 2024: 711k Jun 2024: 663k Jul 2024: 723k Aug 2024: 703k Sep 2024: 684k Oct 2024: 727k Nov 2024: 698k Dec 2024: 727k Jan 2025: 736k Feb 2025: 665k Mar 2025: 711k Apr 2025: 718k May 2025: 748k Jun 2025: 718k Jul 2025: 771k Aug 2025: 713k Sep 2025: 749k Oct 2025: 772k Nov 2025: 717k Dec 2025: 797k Jan 2026: 762k Feb 2026: 708k Mar 2026: 781k Apr 2026: 765k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 11 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.13
  • Year on year Up 6.5% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Candesartan cilexetil this month.

Presentations of Candesartan cilexetil, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Candesartan 8mg tablets 0205052C0AAACAC 234,567 £252,931
Candesartan 4mg tablets 0205052C0AAABAB 193,083 £730,264
Candesartan 16mg tablets 0205052C0AAADAD 167,169 £202,163
Candesartan 32mg tablets 0205052C0AAAHAH 91,385 £176,435
Candesartan 2mg tablets 0205052C0AAAAAA 75,788 £217,956
Amias 8mg tablets 0205052C0BBACAC 765 £11,573
Amias 16mg tablets 0205052C0BBADAD 682 £14,434
Amias 4mg tablets 0205052C0BBABAB 622 £9,825
Amias 32mg tablets 0205052C0BBAEAH 307 £6,355
Amias 2mg tablets 0205052C0BBAAAA 172 £3,446
Candesartan 4mg/5ml oral liquid 0205052C0AAAIAI 5 £4,753

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Candesartan cilexetil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Candesartan cilexetil volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Candesartan cilexetil with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.