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PharmaInsight

Simvastatin 20mg tablets

0212000Y0AAABAB · Cardiovascular System
Data updated May 2026
326,143items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£260,541

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

3,897,393items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Simvastatin 20mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 314k 628k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 326,143 Jan 2021: 603k Feb 2021: 565k Mar 2021: 628k Apr 2021: 602k May 2021: 572k Jun 2021: 603k Jul 2021: 600k Aug 2021: 572k Sep 2021: 590k Oct 2021: 559k Nov 2021: 577k Dec 2021: 603k Jan 2022: 556k Feb 2022: 517k Mar 2022: 579k Apr 2022: 542k May 2022: 558k Jun 2022: 535k Jul 2022: 531k Aug 2022: 546k Sep 2022: 533k Oct 2022: 521k Nov 2022: 529k Dec 2022: 529k Jan 2023: 515k Feb 2023: 469k Mar 2023: 529k Apr 2023: 473k May 2023: 500k Jun 2023: 501k Jul 2023: 484k Aug 2023: 492k Sep 2023: 474k Oct 2023: 474k Nov 2023: 473k Dec 2023: 464k Jan 2024: 466k Feb 2024: 432k Mar 2024: 434k Apr 2024: 442k May 2024: 447k Jun 2024: 410k Jul 2024: 443k Aug 2024: 424k Sep 2024: 406k Oct 2024: 425k Nov 2024: 404k Dec 2024: 411k Jan 2025: 411k Feb 2025: 364k Mar 2025: 381k Apr 2025: 381k May 2025: 390k Jul 2025: 392k Aug 2025: 357k Sep 2025: 371k Oct 2025: 376k Nov 2025: 342k Dec 2025: 375k Jan 2026: 352k Feb 2026: 320k Mar 2026: 348k Apr 2026: 338k May 2026: 326k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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