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Nicotinates vs Heparinoid

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

Heparinoid was dispensed 2,796.3× as often as Nicotinates in May 2026 — 8,389 items versus 3 in England.

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Nicotinates · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8,389items

Heparinoid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotinates versus Heparinoid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotinates   ·   ╌ Heparinoid

0 8k 17k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Heparinoid 3 Jan 2021: 96 Feb 2021: 91 Mar 2021: 95 Apr 2021: 84 May 2021: 78 Jun 2021: 87 Jul 2021: 79 Aug 2021: 82 Sep 2021: 80 Oct 2021: 69 Nov 2021: 83 Dec 2021: 96 Jan 2022: 82 Feb 2022: 60 Mar 2022: 102 Apr 2022: 64 May 2022: 74 Jun 2022: 62 Jul 2022: 57 Aug 2022: 65 Sep 2022: 81 Oct 2022: 70 Nov 2022: 67 Dec 2022: 65 Jan 2023: 83 Feb 2023: 54 Mar 2023: 57 Apr 2023: 40 May 2023: 70 Jun 2023: 51 Jul 2023: 53 Aug 2023: 38 Sep 2023: 66 Oct 2023: 54 Nov 2023: 40 Dec 2023: 43 Jan 2024: 53 Feb 2024: 53 Mar 2024: 46 Apr 2024: 49 May 2024: 40 Jun 2024: 45 Jul 2024: 43 Aug 2024: 39 Sep 2024: 42 Oct 2024: 50 Nov 2024: 42 Dec 2024: 39 Jan 2025: 37 Feb 2025: 35 Mar 2025: 34 Apr 2025: 26 May 2025: 26 Jun 2025: 40 Jul 2025: 25 Aug 2025: 27 Sep 2025: 27 Oct 2025: 9 Nov 2025: 4 Dec 2025: 7 Jan 2026: 4 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Nicotinates versus Heparinoid, May 2026
Measure Nicotinates Heparinoid
Items, May 2026 3 8,389
Items, last 12 months 155 110,462
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £10 £84,312

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