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Icosapent vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 34.9× as often as Icosapent in March 2026 — 168,820 items versus 4,833 in England.

4,833items

Icosapent · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

168,820items

Pravastatin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Icosapent   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

Pravastatin sodi… 4,833

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Icosapent versus Pravastatin sodium, March 2026
Measure Icosapent Pravastatin sodium
Items, March 2026 4,833 168,820
Items, last 12 months 48,294 2,038,019
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £631,977 £222,608

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