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Nicotinic acid vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 165,770.0× as often as Nicotinic acid in January 2025 — 165,770 items versus 1 in England.

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Nicotinic acid · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

165,770items

Pravastatin sodium · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nicotinic acid   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Feb 2021 Apr 2023 Jun 2023 Mar 2024 Jan 2025 Pravastatin sodi… 1 Feb 2021: 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Mar 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2025

Nicotinic acid versus Pravastatin sodium, January 2025
Measure Nicotinic acid Pravastatin sodium
Items, January 2025 1 165,770
Items, last 12 months 6 2,032,381
Net ingredient cost, January 2025 £61 £214,381

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