Lisinopril
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypertension and heart failure
Lisinopril was ranked 40th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 628,624 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
628,624items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£706,447
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
7,497,903items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Lisinopril: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Lisinopril, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lisinopril 20mg tablets | 220,966 | £245,399 |
| Lisinopril 10mg tablets | 204,081 | £171,945 |
| Lisinopril 5mg tablets | 132,255 | £99,219 |
| Lisinopril 2.5mg tablets | 70,400 | £43,495 |
| Lisinopril 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 376 | £131,423 |
| Zestril 20mg tablets | 282 | £6,129 |
| Zestril 10mg tablets | 121 | £2,598 |
| Zestril 5mg tablets | 120 | £1,734 |
| Lisinopril 20mg/5ml oral suspension | 10 | £413 |
| Lisinopril 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 6 | £2,311 |
| Lisinopril 2.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 4 | £1,670 |
| Lisinopril 20mg/5ml oral solution | 3 | £111 |
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