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Inclisiran vs Simvastatin

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

Simvastatin was dispensed 100.8× as often as Inclisiran in May 2026 — 760,287 items versus 7,541 in England.

7,541items

Inclisiran · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

760,287items

Simvastatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Inclisiran versus Simvastatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Inclisiran   ·   ╌ Simvastatin

0 795k 1.6m Oct 2021 Jun 2022 Feb 2023 Oct 2023 Jun 2024 Feb 2025 May 2026 Simvastatin 7,541 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 13 Dec 2021: 39 Jan 2022: 61 Feb 2022: 89 Mar 2022: 150 Apr 2022: 168 May 2022: 193 Jun 2022: 255 Jul 2022: 218 Aug 2022: 357 Sep 2022: 316 Oct 2022: 402 Nov 2022: 501 Dec 2022: 460 Jan 2023: 606 Feb 2023: 666 Mar 2023: 745 Apr 2023: 714 May 2023: 903 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 2k Oct 2023: 2k Nov 2023: 2k Dec 2023: 3k Jan 2024: 3k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 3k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 3k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 4k Nov 2024: 3k Dec 2024: 4k Jan 2025: 4k Feb 2025: 4k Mar 2025: 4k Apr 2025: 4k May 2025: 4k Jun 2025: 5k Jul 2025: 5k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 5k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 6k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 7k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 8k Apr 2026: 7k May 2026: 8k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Inclisiran versus Simvastatin, May 2026
Measure Inclisiran Simvastatin
Items, May 2026 7,541 760,287
Items, last 12 months 74,504 10,001,384
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £455,100 £742,412

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