Telmisartan

Hypertension and heart failure | Cardiovascular System

Items (National)
339.1K
NHS Cost
£2.5M
Practices
5,849
Avg per Practice
58

Overview

Telmisartan is prescribed by 5,849 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 339,094 items were prescribed at a total cost of £2,501,416 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Cardiovascular System, Section Hypertension and heart failure.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
21,969
Jun 2026
20,639
Jun 2026
22,296
Jun 2026
22,389
Jun 2026
21,589
Jun 2026
22,645
Jun 2026
21,845
Jun 2026
22,054
Jun 2026
22,327
Jun 2026
20,010
Jun 2026
21,122
Jun 2026
20,977

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
PE 13.5K 80 169 +191.7% ▲
BS 12.4K 76 163 +181.6% ▲
LE 10.3K 109 95 +63.1% ▲
TN 9,571 65 147 +153.8% ▲
GU 9,551 66 145 +149.5% ▲
OL 9,413 56 168 +189.8% ▲
M 8,569 150 57 -1.6% vs avg
B 8,208 178 46 -20.5% ▼
BN 7,992 71 113 +94.1% ▲
E 7,182 112 64 +10.5% ▲
L 7,176 124 58 -0.2% vs avg
S 6,975 115 61 +4.7% ▲
DN 6,538 74 88 +52.4% ▲
NR 5,937 67 89 +52.8% ▲
KT 5,720 55 104 +79.3% ▲
RH 5,643 50 113 +94.7% ▲
TW 5,270 63 84 +44.3% ▲
IP 5,232 55 95 +64.0% ▲
NE 5,145 83 62 +6.9% ▲
NN 5,039 60 84 +44.8% ▲

Top Prescribing Practices

PracticeItems
THE ROYTON & CROMPTON FAMILY PRACTICE 5,302
MUNRO MEDICAL CENTRE 3,534
THE HILL SURGERY 1,446
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BNF Classification

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Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.