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Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide

Cardiovascular System Hypertension and heart failure BNF 0205052Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide was ranked 926th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 742 items, down 21.1% on a year earlier.

742items -21.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

8,329items

Rolling 12 months

£13,717

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide: 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 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £18.49
  • Year on year Down 21.1% 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 Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide this month.

Presentations of Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tab 0205052Y0AAAAAA 405 £7,205
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tab 0205052Y0AAACAC 210 £4,476
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tablets 0205052Y0AAABAB 67 £1,025
Olmetec Plus 20mg/12.5mg tablets 0205052Y0BBAAAA 43 £677
Olmetec Plus 40mg/12.5mg tablets 0205052Y0BBACAC 14 £295
Olmetec Plus 20mg/25mg tablets 0205052Y0BBABAB 3 £39

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

Where Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide is dispensed

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

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

Compare Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide with

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

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The monthly series for Olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide 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.