Treats hypertension. Sold as Atacand. Every FDA application for this active ingredient: 1 branded and 7 generic.
As of Nov 15, 2026, FDA lists 8 applications for Candesartan Cilexetil (sold as Atacand), first approved Jun 4, 1998, with 4 new uses approved and 0 published complete response letters.
| Candesartan Cilexetil | Part D | $38.3M | -4% | 129,143 |
| Atacand | Part D | $1.5M | -16% | 547 |
| Angiotensin Receptor Blocker After TAVR in Severe Aortic Stenosis With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (ARBITAR)Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Left Ventricular Hypertrophy · Seoul National University Hospital | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Jul 29, 2026 |
| SPIRO-First: A Pragmatic Primary Care-Embedded Pilot Trial of Renin-Guided First-Line Antihypertensive TherapyHypertension · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Comparing Migraine Preventive Therapies vs. Anti-CGRP Therapies for Tinnitus in Patients With Migraine (COMPACT-PM)Migraine Associated Vertigo, Tinnitus · Stanford University | Phase 4 | Not yet recruiting | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Rapid and Simultaneous Initiation of Four Guideline-Directed CKD Therapies (RAPID-CKD)Chronic Kidney Disease, Type 2 Diabetes · Baylor Research Institute | Phase 4 | Enrolling by invitation | Apr 23, 2026 |
| The Assessment of Partial Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Down Titration in Heart Failure in Remission.Heart Failure · Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg | Phase 4 | Recruiting | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Association of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers With Post-Stroke Pneumonia: A Real-World Retrospective Cohort StudyPost-stroke Pneumonia · First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | — | Not yet recruiting | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Improved Treatment and Monitoring of Alzheimer's DiseaseAlzheimer Disease (AD) · Rune Skovgaard Rasmussen | Phase 2 | Not yet recruiting | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SPC1001 Low in Patients With Essential HypertensionHypertension (HTN), NYHA Class III Heart Failure · Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | Phase 2 | Enrolling by invitation | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Jun 4, 1998 | AtacandNDA 20838 · New molecular entity | Ani Pharms | 29 | Marketed |
| May 3, 2013 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 78702 | Mylan | 3 | Marketed |
| Jan 10, 2014 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 202079 | Apotex | 1 | Discontinued |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 203813 | Macleods Pharms | 3 | Marketed |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 209119 | Alembic | 1 | Marketed |
| Aug 23, 2017 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 91390 | Zydus Lifesciences | 1 | Marketed |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 210302 | Alembic | 1 | Marketed |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Candesartan CilexetilANDA 206233 | Prinston | 0 | Marketed |
Applications, approvals and products come from FDA's Drugs@FDA data files, refreshed weekly, grouped by active ingredient as FDA spells it. Complete response letters are FDA's published letters. Medicare spending is CMS's Part D and Part B dashboard, matched to this ingredient by generic name; shortages are FDA's shortage list, matched by application number; clinical trials are ClinicalTrials.gov studies naming the ingredient as an intervention, refreshed daily; safety programs are FDA's REMS list, matched by application number or, for shared programs, by ingredient. Drugs@FDA