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Losartan potassium

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205052N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Losartan potassium was the 16th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 1,159,574 items, up 2.1% on a year earlier.

1,159,574items +2.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

13,763,714items

Rolling 12 months

£1,044,905

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Losartan potassium: national items dispensed by month

0 607k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 1,159,574 Jan 2021: 865k Feb 2021: 816k Mar 2021: 916k Apr 2021: 889k May 2021: 851k Jun 2021: 910k Jul 2021: 907k Aug 2021: 872k Sep 2021: 907k Oct 2021: 869k Nov 2021: 906k Dec 2021: 953k Jan 2022: 892k Feb 2022: 840k Mar 2022: 950k Apr 2022: 896k May 2022: 938k Jun 2022: 911k Jul 2022: 914k Aug 2022: 944k Sep 2022: 936k Oct 2022: 926k Nov 2022: 950k Dec 2022: 967k Jan 2023: 953k Feb 2023: 883k Mar 2023: 1m Apr 2023: 916k May 2023: 983k Jun 2023: 998k Jul 2023: 974k Aug 2023: 1m Sep 2023: 984k Oct 2023: 1m Nov 2023: 1m Dec 2023: 1m Jan 2024: 1m Feb 2024: 982k Mar 2024: 1m Apr 2024: 1m May 2024: 1.1m Jun 2024: 1m Jul 2024: 1.1m Aug 2024: 1.1m Sep 2024: 1m Oct 2024: 1.1m Nov 2024: 1.1m Dec 2024: 1.1m Jan 2025: 1.1m Feb 2025: 1m Mar 2025: 1.1m Apr 2025: 1.1m May 2025: 1.1m Jun 2025: 1.1m Jul 2025: 1.2m Aug 2025: 1.1m Sep 2025: 1.1m Oct 2025: 1.2m Nov 2025: 1.1m Dec 2025: 1.2m Jan 2026: 1.2m Feb 2026: 1.1m Mar 2026: 1.2m Apr 2026: 1.2m May 2026: 1.2m

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 £0.90
  • Year on year Up 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 Losartan potassium this month.

Presentations of Losartan potassium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Losartan 100mg tablets 0205052N0AAADAD 428,107 £398,115
Losartan 50mg tablets 0205052N0AAABAB 422,189 £355,036
Losartan 25mg tablets 0205052N0AAAAAA 267,916 £202,062
Losartan 12.5mg tablets 0205052N0AAAHAH 39,937 £53,947
Cozaar 100mg tablets 0205052N0BBACAD 520 £11,129
Cozaar 50mg tablets 0205052N0BBABAB 461 £8,862
Cozaar 25mg tablets 0205052N0BBAAAA 147 £3,353
Losartan 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0205052N0AAAJAJ 117 £3,298
Cozaar 12.5mg tablets 0205052N0BBADAH 89 £1,225
Losartan 50mg/5ml oral solution 0205052N0AAAEAE 77 £1,774
Losartan 100mg/5ml oral liquid 0205052N0AAAFAF 13 £5,885
Losartan 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0205052N0AAAMAM 1 £218

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

Where Losartan potassium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Losartan potassium volumes.

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

Compare Losartan potassium with

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