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Irbesartan

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205052I0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Irbesartan was ranked 156th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 124,743 items, down 6.8% on a year earlier.

124,743items -6.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,556,168items

Rolling 12 months

£297,684

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Irbesartan: national items dispensed by month

0 74k 148k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 124,743 Jan 2021: 141k Feb 2021: 133k Mar 2021: 148k Apr 2021: 142k May 2021: 136k Jun 2021: 145k Jul 2021: 144k Aug 2021: 138k Sep 2021: 142k Oct 2021: 137k Nov 2021: 141k Dec 2021: 147k Jan 2022: 137k Feb 2022: 128k Mar 2022: 144k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 141k Jun 2022: 136k Jul 2022: 135k Aug 2022: 139k Sep 2022: 137k Oct 2022: 135k Nov 2022: 137k Dec 2022: 139k Jan 2023: 136k Feb 2023: 125k Mar 2023: 142k Apr 2023: 128k Jun 2023: 137k Jul 2023: 134k Aug 2023: 137k Sep 2023: 133k Oct 2023: 135k Nov 2023: 136k Dec 2023: 134k Jan 2024: 137k Feb 2024: 129k Mar 2024: 130k Apr 2024: 135k May 2024: 137k Jun 2024: 127k Jul 2024: 137k Aug 2024: 135k Sep 2024: 130k Oct 2024: 137k Nov 2024: 131k Dec 2024: 135k Jan 2025: 136k Feb 2025: 122k Mar 2025: 129k Apr 2025: 130k May 2025: 134k Jun 2025: 129k Jul 2025: 137k Aug 2025: 126k Sep 2025: 132k Oct 2025: 135k Nov 2025: 125k Dec 2025: 137k Jan 2026: 130k Feb 2026: 121k Mar 2026: 132k Apr 2026: 129k May 2026: 125k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.39
  • Year on year Down 6.8% 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 Irbesartan this month.

Presentations of Irbesartan, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Irbesartan 300mg tablets 0205052I0AAACAC 49,573 £103,754
Irbesartan 150mg tablets 0205052I0AAABAB 46,651 £136,081
Irbesartan 75mg tablets 0205052I0AAAAAA 27,801 £43,210
Aprovel 150mg tablets 0205052I0BBABAB 422 £7,825
Aprovel 300mg tablets 0205052I0BBACAC 291 £6,272
Aprovel 75mg tablets 0205052I0BBAAAA 3 £52
Irbesartan 300mg/5ml oral suspension 0205052I0AAAGAG 2 £490

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

Where Irbesartan is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Irbesartan volumes.

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

Compare Irbesartan with

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