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Olmesartan medoxomil

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

Olmesartan medoxomil was ranked 344th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 28,846 items, down 5.3% on a year earlier.

28,846items -5.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

262,043items

Rolling 12 months

£44,752

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Olmesartan medoxomil: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypertension and heart failure
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.55
  • Year on year Down 5.3% 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 Olmesartan medoxomil this month.

Presentations of Olmesartan medoxomil, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg tablets 0205052B0AAABAB 11,867 £15,363
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets 0205052B0AAAAAA 8,434 £9,646
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets 0205052B0AAACAC 8,182 £13,113
Olmetec 10mg tablets 0205052B0BBAAAA 200 £3,334
Olmetec 20mg tablets 0205052B0BBABAB 95 £1,322
Olmetec 40mg tablets 0205052B0BBACAC 67 £1,378
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg/5ml oral liquid 0205052B0AAADAD 1 £595

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

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The monthly series for Olmesartan medoxomil 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.