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Colesevelam hydrochloride vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 7.4× as often as Colesevelam hydrochloride in March 2026 — 168,820 items versus 22,893 in England.

22,893items

Colesevelam hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

168,820items

Pravastatin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colesevelam hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

Pravastatin sodi… 22,893

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Colesevelam hydrochloride versus Pravastatin sodium, March 2026
Measure Colesevelam hydrochloride Pravastatin sodium
Items, March 2026 22,893 168,820
Items, last 12 months 256,562 2,038,019
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,784,517 £222,608

See the full profile for Colesevelam hydrochloride or Pravastatin sodium.