Losartan potassium
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.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Losartan potassium: 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 £0.90
- Year on year Up 2.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Losartan potassium this month.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 26,603
- The Ridings Medical Group 19,390
- Holderness Health 15,606
- Lakeside Healthcare 13,849
- The Roxton Practice 11,108
- White Rose Surgery 9,900
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Losartan potassium 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.