Losartan potassium
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypertension and heart failure
Losartan potassium was the 16th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 1,195,230 items, up 10.9% on a year earlier.
1,195,230items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,083,710
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
13,655,162items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Losartan potassium: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Losartan potassium, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Losartan 100mg tablets | 442,279 | £411,531 |
| Losartan 50mg tablets | 435,216 | £371,136 |
| Losartan 25mg tablets | 275,212 | £204,994 |
| Losartan 12.5mg tablets | 41,038 | £53,577 |
| Cozaar 100mg tablets | 547 | £11,686 |
| Cozaar 50mg tablets | 445 | £8,941 |
| Cozaar 25mg tablets | 176 | £4,595 |
| Losartan 50mg/5ml oral suspension | 107 | £3,480 |
| Losartan 50mg/5ml oral solution | 92 | £2,152 |
| Cozaar 12.5mg tablets | 91 | £1,273 |
| Losartan 100mg/5ml oral liquid | 26 | £10,319 |
| Losartan 12.5mg/5ml oral suspension | 1 | £25 |
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