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Acipimox vs Simvastatin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Simvastatin was dispensed 8,637.8× as often as Acipimox in March 2026 — 811,957 items versus 94 in England.

94items

Acipimox · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

811,957items

Simvastatin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acipimox versus Simvastatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acipimox   ·   ╌ Simvastatin

Simvastatin 94

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Acipimox versus Simvastatin, March 2026
Measure Acipimox Simvastatin
Items, March 2026 94 811,957
Items, last 12 months 1,129 10,273,872
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £3,761 £766,211

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