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Ciprofibrate vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 197.8× as often as Ciprofibrate in May 2026 — 160,402 items versus 811 in England.

811items

Ciprofibrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,402items

Pravastatin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ciprofibrate versus Pravastatin sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ciprofibrate   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Pravastatin sodi… 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 Pravastatin sodium, May 2026
Measure Ciprofibrate Pravastatin sodium
Items, May 2026 811 160,402
Items, last 12 months 10,789 2,016,496
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £30,185 £206,592

See the full profile for Ciprofibrate or Pravastatin sodium.