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Fenofibrate vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 3.2× as often as Fenofibrate in May 2026 — 160,402 items versus 50,794 in England.

50,794items

Fenofibrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,402items

Pravastatin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fenofibrate   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pravastatin sodi… 50,794 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 50k Apr 2021: 48k May 2021: 46k Jun 2021: 49k Aug 2021: 47k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 47k Nov 2021: 48k Dec 2021: 51k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 50k Apr 2022: 47k May 2022: 49k Jun 2022: 48k Jul 2022: 47k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 49k Dec 2022: 50k Jan 2023: 49k Feb 2023: 45k Mar 2023: 52k Apr 2023: 46k May 2023: 49k Jun 2023: 50k Jul 2023: 49k Aug 2023: 50k Sep 2023: 49k Oct 2023: 50k Nov 2023: 50k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 51k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 49k Apr 2024: 51k May 2024: 52k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 51k Sep 2024: 49k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 50k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 52k Feb 2025: 47k Mar 2025: 50k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 52k Jun 2025: 50k Jul 2025: 54k Aug 2025: 49k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 50k Dec 2025: 55k Jan 2026: 53k Feb 2026: 48k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 52k May 2026: 51k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fenofibrate versus Pravastatin sodium, May 2026
Measure Fenofibrate Pravastatin sodium
Items, May 2026 50,794 160,402
Items, last 12 months 621,045 2,016,496
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £324,248 £206,592

See the full profile for Fenofibrate or Pravastatin sodium.