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Ciprofibrate vs Ezetimibe

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 739.6× as often as Ciprofibrate in May 2026 — 599,787 items versus 811 in England.

811items

Ciprofibrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

599,787items

Ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ciprofibrate versus Ezetimibe: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ciprofibrate   ·   ╌ Ezetimibe

0 304k 607k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ezetimibe 811 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 2k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 2k Dec 2021: 2k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 2k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 2k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 977 Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 953 Mar 2025: 927 Apr 2025: 961 May 2025: 978 Jun 2025: 932 Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 886 Sep 2025: 913 Oct 2025: 959 Nov 2025: 855 Dec 2025: 946 Jan 2026: 921 Feb 2026: 802 Mar 2026: 877 Apr 2026: 875 May 2026: 811

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ciprofibrate versus Ezetimibe, May 2026
Measure Ciprofibrate Ezetimibe
Items, May 2026 811 599,787
Items, last 12 months 10,789 6,621,684
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £30,185 £664,036

See the full profile for Ciprofibrate or Ezetimibe.