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Nicotinic acid vs Pravastatin sodium

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated January 2025

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 168,820.0× as often as Nicotinic acid in January 2025 — 168,820 items versus 1 in England.

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Nicotinic acid · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

168,820items

Pravastatin sodium · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nicotinic acid   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

Pravastatin sodi… 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2025

Nicotinic acid versus Pravastatin sodium, January 2025
Measure Nicotinic acid Pravastatin sodium
Items, January 2025 1 168,820
Items, last 12 months 6 2,038,019
Net ingredient cost, January 2025 £61 £222,608

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