Candesartan cilexetil
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypertension and heart failure
Candesartan cilexetil was ranked 30th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 780,996 items, up 9.8% on a year earlier.
780,996items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,364,587
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
8,952,139items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Candesartan cilexetil: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Candesartan cilexetil, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Candesartan 8mg tablets | 238,582 | £273,423 |
| Candesartan 4mg tablets | 197,899 | £511,255 |
| Candesartan 16mg tablets | 170,939 | £182,345 |
| Candesartan 32mg tablets | 93,000 | £131,195 |
| Candesartan 2mg tablets | 77,797 | £213,996 |
| Amias 16mg tablets | 828 | £17,195 |
| Amias 8mg tablets | 795 | £12,280 |
| Amias 4mg tablets | 637 | £10,153 |
| Amias 32mg tablets | 333 | £7,275 |
| Amias 2mg tablets | 183 | £3,328 |
| Candesartan 4mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £2,141 |
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