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PharmaInsight

Simvastatin 40mg tablets

0212000Y0AAADAD · Cardiovascular System
Data updated May 2026
373,940items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£341,278

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

4,950,567items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Simvastatin 40mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 423k 845k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 373,940 Jan 2021: 817k Feb 2021: 762k Mar 2021: 845k Apr 2021: 813k May 2021: 766k Jun 2021: 811k Jul 2021: 800k Aug 2021: 763k Sep 2021: 785k Oct 2021: 743k Nov 2021: 762k Dec 2021: 794k Jan 2022: 732k Feb 2022: 679k Mar 2022: 757k Apr 2022: 705k May 2022: 724k Jun 2022: 695k Jul 2022: 684k Aug 2022: 702k Sep 2022: 683k Oct 2022: 666k Nov 2022: 671k Dec 2022: 671k Jan 2023: 651k Feb 2023: 592k Mar 2023: 664k Apr 2023: 592k May 2023: 624k Jun 2023: 625k Jul 2023: 601k Aug 2023: 609k Sep 2023: 585k Oct 2023: 582k Nov 2023: 579k Dec 2023: 568k Jan 2024: 569k Feb 2024: 525k Mar 2024: 525k Apr 2024: 536k May 2024: 540k Jun 2024: 493k Jul 2024: 533k Aug 2024: 509k Sep 2024: 487k Oct 2024: 507k Nov 2024: 479k Dec 2024: 489k Jan 2025: 487k Feb 2025: 430k Mar 2025: 450k Apr 2025: 449k May 2025: 459k Jun 2025: 433k Jul 2025: 459k Aug 2025: 418k Sep 2025: 432k Oct 2025: 436k Nov 2025: 398k Dec 2025: 435k Jan 2026: 407k Feb 2026: 371k Mar 2026: 400k Apr 2026: 388k May 2026: 374k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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