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Clopidogrel vs Dipyridamole and aspirin

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

Clopidogrel was dispensed 1,028,487.0× as often as Dipyridamole and aspirin in April 2026 — 1,028,487 items versus 1 in England.

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Clopidogrel · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Dipyridamole and aspirin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clopidogrel versus Dipyridamole and aspirin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clopidogrel   ·   ╌ Dipyridamole and aspirin

0 543k 1.1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Dipyridamole and… 1,028,487 Jan 2021: 857k Feb 2021: 807k Mar 2021: 904k Apr 2021: 876k May 2021: 840k Jun 2021: 899k Jul 2021: 902k Aug 2021: 868k Sep 2021: 904k Oct 2021: 866k Nov 2021: 900k Dec 2021: 945k Jan 2022: 887k Feb 2022: 832k Mar 2022: 938k Apr 2022: 888k May 2022: 926k Jun 2022: 899k Jul 2022: 898k Aug 2022: 933k Sep 2022: 919k Oct 2022: 910k Nov 2022: 930k Dec 2022: 942k Jan 2023: 929k Feb 2023: 857k Mar 2023: 974k Apr 2023: 881k May 2023: 941k Jun 2023: 957k Jul 2023: 930k Aug 2023: 964k Sep 2023: 939k Oct 2023: 958k Nov 2023: 966k Dec 2023: 960k Jan 2024: 985k Feb 2024: 929k Mar 2024: 943k Apr 2024: 980k May 2024: 1m Jun 2024: 935k Jul 2024: 1m Aug 2024: 991k Sep 2024: 965k Oct 2024: 1m Nov 2024: 980k Dec 2024: 1m Jan 2025: 1m Feb 2025: 923k Mar 2025: 978k Apr 2025: 992k May 2025: 1m Jun 2025: 989k Jul 2025: 1.1m Aug 2025: 980k Sep 2025: 1m Oct 2025: 1.1m Nov 2025: 977k Dec 2025: 1.1m Jan 2026: 1m Feb 2026: 955k Mar 2026: 1m Apr 2026: 1m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Clopidogrel versus Dipyridamole and aspirin, April 2026
Measure Clopidogrel Dipyridamole and aspirin
Items, April 2026 1,028,487 1
Items, last 12 months 12,262,809 67
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £997,861 £13

See the full profile for Clopidogrel or Dipyridamole and aspirin.