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Ezetimibe vs Nicotinic acid

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 599,787.0× as often as Nicotinic acid in May 2026 — 599,787 items versus 1 in England.

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Ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Nicotinic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ezetimibe versus Nicotinic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ezetimibe   ·   ╌ Nicotinic acid

0 304k 607k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Nicotinic acid 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 Sep 2021: 180k 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 Nicotinic acid, May 2026
Measure Ezetimibe Nicotinic acid
Items, May 2026 599,787 1
Items, last 12 months 6,621,684 6
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £664,036 £61

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