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Olmesartan medoxomil

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205052B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Olmesartan medoxomil was ranked 341st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 29,239 items, down 1.0% on a year earlier.

29,239items -1%

Dispensed in April 2026

323,599items

Rolling 12 months

£44,158

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Olmesartan medoxomil: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.51
  • Year on year Down 1.0% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Olmesartan medoxomil this month.

Presentations of Olmesartan medoxomil, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg tablets 0205052B0AAABAB 12,154 £15,628
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets 0205052B0AAAAAA 8,552 £9,541
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets 0205052B0AAACAC 8,147 £12,965
Olmetec 10mg tablets 0205052B0BBAAAA 209 £3,145
Olmetec 20mg tablets 0205052B0BBABAB 104 £1,514
Olmetec 40mg tablets 0205052B0BBACAC 73 £1,365

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

Where Olmesartan medoxomil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Olmesartan medoxomil volumes.

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

Compare Olmesartan medoxomil with

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