Valsartan

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypertension and heart failure

Data updated March 2026

Valsartan was ranked 325th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 32,777 items, up 9.7% on a year earlier.

32,777items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£316,280

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

376,244items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Valsartan: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Download CSV

Embed this chart

<iframe src="https://pharmainsight.co.uk/embed/medicines/valsartan-0205052v0" width="100%" height="280" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Valsartan: NHS prescribing in England — PharmaInsight"></iframe>

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Valsartan, by items this month.

Presentations of Valsartan, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Valsartan 160mg capsules	11,481	£151,716
Valsartan 80mg capsules	11,276	£97,156
Valsartan 40mg capsules	6,498	£19,818
Valsartan 320mg tablets	1,560	£10,869
Valsartan 160mg tablets	944	£12,088
Valsartan 40mg tablets	541	£14,894
Valsartan 80mg tablets	472	£9,624
Diovan 3mg/1ml oral solution	5	£115

Compare Valsartan with

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