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Doxazosin mesilate

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205040D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Doxazosin mesilate was ranked 36th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 647,932 items, down 2.1% on a year earlier.

647,932items -2.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,846,227items

Rolling 12 months

£2,729,372

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Doxazosin mesilate: national items dispensed by month

0 346k 691k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 647,932 Jan 2021: 547k Feb 2021: 518k Mar 2021: 580k Apr 2021: 562k May 2021: 537k Jun 2021: 571k Jul 2021: 572k Aug 2021: 548k Sep 2021: 569k Oct 2021: 546k Nov 2021: 568k Dec 2021: 596k Jan 2022: 559k Feb 2022: 528k Mar 2022: 595k Apr 2022: 560k May 2022: 585k Jun 2022: 567k Jul 2022: 566k Aug 2022: 584k Sep 2022: 576k Oct 2022: 571k Nov 2022: 585k Dec 2022: 592k Jan 2023: 585k Feb 2023: 546k Mar 2023: 626k Apr 2023: 564k May 2023: 604k Jun 2023: 611k Jul 2023: 592k Aug 2023: 609k Sep 2023: 593k Oct 2023: 603k Nov 2023: 609k Dec 2023: 608k Jan 2024: 622k Feb 2024: 591k Mar 2024: 605k Apr 2024: 626k May 2024: 642k Jun 2024: 598k Jul 2024: 652k Aug 2024: 630k Sep 2024: 612k Oct 2024: 652k Nov 2024: 625k Dec 2024: 646k Jan 2025: 658k Feb 2025: 595k Mar 2025: 633k Apr 2025: 641k May 2025: 662k Jun 2025: 637k Jul 2025: 678k Aug 2025: 623k Sep 2025: 655k Oct 2025: 674k Nov 2025: 625k Dec 2025: 691k Jan 2026: 663k Feb 2026: 615k Mar 2026: 677k Apr 2026: 662k May 2026: 648k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.21
  • Year on year Down 2.1% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Doxazosin mesilate this month.

Presentations of Doxazosin mesilate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Doxazosin 4mg tablets 0205040D0AAACAC 287,891 £567,786
Doxazosin 2mg tablets 0205040D0AAABAB 210,003 £240,326
Doxazosin 1mg tablets 0205040D0AAAAAA 104,472 £97,511
Doxazosin 8mg tablets 0205040D0AABBBB 23,860 £1,612,324
Doxazosin 4mg modified-release tablets 0205040D0AAAQAQ 14,189 £120,074
Cardura XL 8mg tablets 0205040D0BBAEAR 6,584 £79,363
Doxadura 4mg tablets 0205040D0BDACAC 434 £1,242
Cardura XL 4mg tablets 0205040D0BBADAQ 218 £2,281
Doxazosin 4mg/5ml oral solution 0205040D0AAAXAX 57 £2,958
Doxadura XL 4mg tablets 0205040D0BDADAQ 49 £447
Cardura 2mg tablets 0205040D0BBABAB 47 £1,485
Doxazosin 1mg/5ml oral solution 0205040D0AAAZAZ 44 £1,244
Doxazosin 4mg/5ml oral suspension 0205040D0AAAYAY 29 £982
Doxazosin 1mg/5ml oral suspension 0205040D0AABABA 18 £831
Cardura 1mg tablets 0205040D0BBAAAA 18 £327

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

Where Doxazosin mesilate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Doxazosin mesilate volumes.

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

Compare Doxazosin mesilate with

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