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Colestipol hydrochloride vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 10,025.1× as often as Colestipol hydrochloride in May 2026 — 160,402 items versus 16 in England.

16items

Colestipol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,402items

Pravastatin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colestipol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pravastatin sodi… 16 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 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 Apr 2026: 17 May 2026: 16

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Colestipol hydrochloride versus Pravastatin sodium, May 2026
Measure Colestipol hydrochloride Pravastatin sodium
Items, May 2026 16 160,402
Items, last 12 months 165 2,016,496
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £11,859 £206,592

See the full profile for Colestipol hydrochloride or Pravastatin sodium.