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Atorvastatin vs Ispaghula husk

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

Atorvastatin was dispensed 3,324,416.0× as often as Ispaghula husk in April 2026 — 6,648,832 items versus 2 in England.

6,648,832items

Atorvastatin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Ispaghula husk · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Atorvastatin versus Ispaghula husk: national items dispensed by month

▬ Atorvastatin   ·   ╌ Ispaghula husk

0 3.5m 6.9m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Ispaghula husk 6,648,832 Jan 2021: 4.2m Feb 2021: 3.9m Mar 2021: 4.4m Apr 2021: 4.3m May 2021: 4.2m Jun 2021: 4.5m Jul 2021: 4.5m Aug 2021: 4.3m Sep 2021: 4.5m Oct 2021: 4.3m Nov 2021: 4.5m Dec 2021: 4.8m Jan 2022: 4.5m Feb 2022: 4.2m Mar 2022: 4.8m Apr 2022: 4.6m May 2022: 4.8m Jun 2022: 4.7m Jul 2022: 4.7m Aug 2022: 4.9m Sep 2022: 4.9m Oct 2022: 4.8m Nov 2022: 5m Dec 2022: 5.1m Jan 2023: 5.1m Feb 2023: 4.7m Mar 2023: 5.4m Apr 2023: 4.9m May 2023: 5.3m Jun 2023: 5.4m Jul 2023: 5.3m Aug 2023: 5.5m Sep 2023: 5.4m Oct 2023: 5.5m Nov 2023: 5.6m Dec 2023: 5.6m Jan 2024: 5.8m Feb 2024: 5.5m Mar 2024: 5.7m Apr 2024: 5.9m May 2024: 6.1m Jun 2024: 5.7m Jul 2024: 6.2m Aug 2024: 6.1m Sep 2024: 5.9m Oct 2024: 6.3m Nov 2024: 6.1m Dec 2024: 6.3m Jan 2025: 6.4m Feb 2025: 5.8m Mar 2025: 6.2m Apr 2025: 6.3m May 2025: 6.5m Jun 2025: 6.3m Jul 2025: 6.7m Aug 2025: 6.2m Sep 2025: 6.5m Oct 2025: 6.8m Nov 2025: 6.2m Dec 2025: 6.9m Jan 2026: 6.6m Feb 2026: 6.2m Mar 2026: 6.8m Apr 2026: 6.6m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Atorvastatin versus Ispaghula husk, April 2026
Measure Atorvastatin Ispaghula husk
Items, April 2026 6,648,832 2
Items, last 12 months 78,422,885 23
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £6,150,569 £16

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