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Evolocumab vs Atorvastatin

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

Atorvastatin was dispensed 22,752.4× as often as Evolocumab in May 2026 — 6,507,199 items versus 286 in England.

286items

Evolocumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,507,199items

Atorvastatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Evolocumab versus Atorvastatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Evolocumab   ·   ╌ Atorvastatin

0 3.5m 6.9m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Atorvastatin 286 Jan 2021: 6 Feb 2021: 4 Mar 2021: 4 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 6 Aug 2021: 4 Sep 2021: 6 Oct 2021: 6 Nov 2021: 24 Dec 2021: 26 Jan 2022: 27 Feb 2022: 28 Mar 2022: 32 Apr 2022: 24 May 2022: 31 Jun 2022: 27 Jul 2022: 34 Aug 2022: 31 Sep 2022: 33 Oct 2022: 41 Nov 2022: 35 Dec 2022: 65 Jan 2023: 72 Feb 2023: 102 Mar 2023: 117 Apr 2023: 120 May 2023: 131 Jun 2023: 169 Jul 2023: 183 Aug 2023: 202 Sep 2023: 196 Oct 2023: 192 Nov 2023: 215 Dec 2023: 210 Jan 2024: 206 Feb 2024: 178 Mar 2024: 203 Apr 2024: 215 May 2024: 234 Jun 2024: 209 Jul 2024: 222 Aug 2024: 230 Sep 2024: 204 Oct 2024: 235 Nov 2024: 212 Dec 2024: 229 Jan 2025: 227 Feb 2025: 218 Mar 2025: 249 Apr 2025: 208 May 2025: 258 Jun 2025: 236 Jul 2025: 283 Aug 2025: 253 Sep 2025: 272 Oct 2025: 278 Nov 2025: 273 Dec 2025: 288 Jan 2026: 284 Feb 2026: 269 Mar 2026: 287 Apr 2026: 284 May 2026: 286

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Evolocumab versus Atorvastatin, May 2026
Measure Evolocumab Atorvastatin
Items, May 2026 286 6,507,199
Items, last 12 months 3,293 78,433,395
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £119,750 £5,976,467

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