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Ezetimibe vs Fenofibrate

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 11.8× as often as Fenofibrate in May 2026 — 599,787 items versus 50,794 in England.

599,787items

Ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

50,794items

Fenofibrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ezetimibe versus Fenofibrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ezetimibe   ·   ╌ Fenofibrate

0 304k 607k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Fenofibrate 599,787 Jan 2021: 164k Feb 2021: 156k Mar 2021: 175k Apr 2021: 171k May 2021: 164k Jun 2021: 176k Jul 2021: 178k Aug 2021: 172k Oct 2021: 173k Nov 2021: 182k Dec 2021: 192k Jan 2022: 182k Feb 2022: 173k Mar 2022: 197k Apr 2022: 187k May 2022: 198k Jun 2022: 194k Jul 2022: 196k Aug 2022: 206k Sep 2022: 206k Oct 2022: 205k Nov 2022: 214k Dec 2022: 219k Jan 2023: 218k Feb 2023: 205k Mar 2023: 237k Apr 2023: 218k May 2023: 236k Jun 2023: 245k Jul 2023: 243k Aug 2023: 261k Sep 2023: 261k Oct 2023: 275k Nov 2023: 268k Dec 2023: 279k Jan 2024: 324k Feb 2024: 310k Mar 2024: 324k Apr 2024: 343k May 2024: 359k Jun 2024: 344k Jul 2024: 385k Aug 2024: 383k Sep 2024: 380k Oct 2024: 413k Nov 2024: 406k Dec 2024: 428k Jan 2025: 444k Feb 2025: 410k Mar 2025: 445k Apr 2025: 459k May 2025: 484k Jun 2025: 478k Jul 2025: 524k Aug 2025: 494k Sep 2025: 528k Oct 2025: 555k Nov 2025: 524k Dec 2025: 590k Jan 2026: 577k Feb 2026: 543k Mar 2026: 607k Apr 2026: 603k May 2026: 600k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ezetimibe versus Fenofibrate, May 2026
Measure Ezetimibe Fenofibrate
Items, May 2026 599,787 50,794
Items, last 12 months 6,621,684 621,045
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £664,036 £324,248

See the full profile for Ezetimibe or Fenofibrate.