Lisinopril
Lisinopril was ranked 41st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 599,344 items, down 7.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Lisinopril: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
- Presentations 12 shown
- Average cost / item £1.42
- Year on year Down 7.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Lisinopril this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisinopril 20mg tablets | 0205051L0AAADAD | 209,913 | £381,790 |
| Lisinopril 10mg tablets | 0205051L0AAACAC | 195,228 | £179,626 |
| Lisinopril 5mg tablets | 0205051L0AAABAB | 126,337 | £103,676 |
| Lisinopril 2.5mg tablets | 0205051L0AAAAAA | 67,002 | £45,920 |
| Lisinopril 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0205051L0AAAQAQ | 359 | £125,544 |
| Zestril 20mg tablets | 0205051L0BBADAD | 267 | £6,080 |
| Zestril 10mg tablets | 0205051L0BBACAC | 109 | £2,553 |
| Zestril 5mg tablets | 0205051L0BBABAB | 104 | £1,602 |
| Lisinopril 20mg/5ml oral suspension | 0205051L0AAAZAZ | 10 | £454 |
| Lisinopril 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0205051L0AAAGAG | 8 | £2,259 |
| Lisinopril 2.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0205051L0AAAIAI | 4 | £1,298 |
| Lisinopril 20mg/5ml oral solution | 0205051L0AAAYAY | 3 | £99 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Lisinopril is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lisinopril volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Granta Medical Practices 25,981
- Carn To Coast Health Centres 17,287
- Bosvena Health 15,079
- Beacon Medical Practice 13,392
- Brampton Medical Practice 12,154
- Westrop Medical Practice 12,073
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Lisinopril with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Lisinopril is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.