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Colestipol hydrochloride vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 18,757.8× as often as Colestipol hydrochloride in March 2026 — 168,820 items versus 9 in England.

9items

Colestipol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

168,820items

Pravastatin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colestipol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

Pravastatin sodi… 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Colestipol hydrochloride versus Pravastatin sodium, March 2026
Measure Colestipol hydrochloride Pravastatin sodium
Items, March 2026 9 168,820
Items, last 12 months 158 2,038,019
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,008 £222,608

See the full profile for Colestipol hydrochloride or Pravastatin sodium.