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Colesevelam hydrochloride vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 7.2× as often as Colesevelam hydrochloride in May 2026 — 160,402 items versus 22,394 in England.

22,394items

Colesevelam hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,402items

Pravastatin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colesevelam hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pravastatin sodi… 22,394 Jan 2021: 13k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 13k Apr 2021: 13k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 14k Jul 2021: 14k Aug 2021: 13k Sep 2021: 14k Oct 2021: 14k Nov 2021: 14k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 13k Mar 2022: 15k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 15k Jun 2022: 15k Jul 2022: 15k Aug 2022: 16k Sep 2022: 16k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 17k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 17k Apr 2023: 16k May 2023: 17k Jun 2023: 17k Jul 2023: 17k Aug 2023: 17k Sep 2023: 17k Oct 2023: 17k Nov 2023: 17k Dec 2023: 17k Jan 2024: 18k Feb 2024: 17k Mar 2024: 17k Apr 2024: 18k May 2024: 18k Jun 2024: 17k Jul 2024: 19k Aug 2024: 19k Sep 2024: 18k Oct 2024: 19k Nov 2024: 19k Dec 2024: 20k Jan 2025: 20k Feb 2025: 18k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 20k May 2025: 21k Jun 2025: 20k Jul 2025: 22k Aug 2025: 20k Sep 2025: 21k Oct 2025: 22k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 22k Feb 2026: 21k Mar 2026: 23k Apr 2026: 23k May 2026: 22k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Colesevelam hydrochloride versus Pravastatin sodium, May 2026
Measure Colesevelam hydrochloride Pravastatin sodium
Items, May 2026 22,394 160,402
Items, last 12 months 261,411 2,016,496
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,731,464 £206,592

See the full profile for Colesevelam hydrochloride or Pravastatin sodium.