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Colestipol hydrochloride vs Ezetimibe

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 67,458.3× as often as Colestipol hydrochloride in March 2026 — 607,125 items versus 9 in England.

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Colestipol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

607,125items

Ezetimibe · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Colestipol hydrochloride versus Ezetimibe: national items dispensed by month

▬ Colestipol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ezetimibe

0 304k 607k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 Mar 2026 Ezetimibe 9 Jan 2021: 851 Feb 2021: 697 Mar 2021: 449 Apr 2021: 458 May 2021: 367 Jun 2021: 732 Jul 2021: 602 Aug 2021: 537 Sep 2021: 513 Oct 2021: 541 Nov 2021: 553 Dec 2021: 544 Jan 2022: 618 Feb 2022: 554 Mar 2022: 566 Apr 2022: 614 May 2022: 648 Jun 2022: 576 Jul 2022: 539 Aug 2022: 304 Sep 2022: 235 Oct 2022: 224 Nov 2022: 196 Dec 2022: 193 Jan 2023: 168 Feb 2023: 140 Mar 2023: 143 Apr 2023: 83 May 2023: 101 Jun 2023: 87 Jul 2023: 65 Aug 2023: 53 Sep 2023: 35 Oct 2023: 27 Nov 2023: 25 Dec 2023: 28 Jan 2024: 23 Feb 2024: 19 Mar 2024: 30 Apr 2024: 18 May 2024: 16 Jun 2024: 25 Jul 2024: 30 Aug 2024: 19 Sep 2024: 25 Oct 2024: 8 Nov 2024: 18 Dec 2024: 15 Jan 2025: 11 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 10 Apr 2025: 7 May 2025: 19 Jun 2025: 7 Jul 2025: 14 Aug 2025: 12 Sep 2025: 16 Oct 2025: 14 Nov 2025: 21 Dec 2025: 16 Jan 2026: 15 Feb 2026: 8 Mar 2026: 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Colestipol hydrochloride versus Ezetimibe, March 2026
Measure Colestipol hydrochloride Ezetimibe
Items, March 2026 9 607,125
Items, last 12 months 158 6,361,839
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,008 £721,533

See the full profile for Colestipol hydrochloride or Ezetimibe.