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Nicotinic acid vs Simvastatin

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

Simvastatin was dispensed 811,957.0× as often as Nicotinic acid in January 2025 — 811,957 items versus 1 in England.

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Nicotinic acid · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

811,957items

Simvastatin · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nicotinic acid   ·   ╌ Simvastatin

Simvastatin 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2025

Nicotinic acid versus Simvastatin, January 2025
Measure Nicotinic acid Simvastatin
Items, January 2025 1 811,957
Items, last 12 months 6 10,273,872
Net ingredient cost, January 2025 £61 £766,211

See the full profile for Nicotinic acid or Simvastatin.