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Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe vs Atorvastatin

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

Atorvastatin was dispensed 99.8× as often as Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe in May 2026 — 6,507,199 items versus 65,180 in England.

65,180items

Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,507,199items

Atorvastatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe versus Atorvastatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe   ·   ╌ Atorvastatin

0 3.5m 6.9m Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Atorvastatin 65,180 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 7 Apr 2021: 16 May 2021: 35 Jun 2021: 43 Aug 2021: 121 Sep 2021: 152 Oct 2021: 203 Nov 2021: 318 Dec 2021: 406 Jan 2022: 505 Feb 2022: 632 Mar 2022: 842 Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 2k Aug 2022: 2k Sep 2022: 2k Oct 2022: 2k Nov 2022: 2k Dec 2022: 3k Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 4k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 5k Jul 2023: 6k Aug 2023: 7k Sep 2023: 7k Oct 2023: 8k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 12k Jan 2024: 14k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 17k Apr 2024: 18k May 2024: 20k Jun 2024: 19k Jul 2024: 22k Aug 2024: 23k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 27k Nov 2024: 27k Dec 2024: 29k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 34k Apr 2025: 36k May 2025: 39k Jun 2025: 40k Jul 2025: 45k Aug 2025: 44k Sep 2025: 48k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 51k Dec 2025: 58k Jan 2026: 59k Feb 2026: 57k Mar 2026: 64k Apr 2026: 65k May 2026: 65k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe versus Atorvastatin, May 2026
Measure Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe Atorvastatin
Items, May 2026 65,180 6,507,199
Items, last 12 months 647,866 78,433,395
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,083,289 £5,976,467

See the full profile for Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe or Atorvastatin.