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Fenofibrate/simvastatin vs Simvastatin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated August 2024

Simvastatin was dispensed 380,143.5× as often as Fenofibrate/simvastatin in August 2024 — 760,287 items versus 2 in England.

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Fenofibrate/simvastatin · August 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

760,287items

Simvastatin · August 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fenofibrate/simvastatin versus Simvastatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fenofibrate/simvastatin   ·   ╌ Simvastatin

0 795k 1.6m Jan 2021 Jul 2021 Jan 2022 Jul 2022 Feb 2023 Aug 2023 Aug 2024 Simvastatin 2 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 1 Apr 2021: 3 May 2021: 3 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 3 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 3 Oct 2021: 2 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 5 Jan 2022: 2 Feb 2022: 5 Mar 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 6 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 2 Jul 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 1 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 6 Jun 2023: 4 Jul 2023: 2 Aug 2023: 3 Sep 2023: 3 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2024

Fenofibrate/simvastatin versus Simvastatin, August 2024
Measure Fenofibrate/simvastatin Simvastatin
Items, August 2024 2 760,287
Items, last 12 months 26 10,001,384
Net ingredient cost, August 2024 £15 £742,412

See the full profile for Fenofibrate/simvastatin or Simvastatin.