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Omega-3-acid ethyl esters vs Ezetimibe

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 112.8× as often as Omega-3-acid ethyl esters in April 2026 — 603,351 items versus 5,349 in England.

5,349items

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

603,351items

Ezetimibe · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Omega-3-acid ethyl esters versus Ezetimibe: national items dispensed by month

▬ Omega-3-acid ethyl esters   ·   ╌ Ezetimibe

0 304k 607k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Ezetimibe 5,349 Jan 2021: 7k Feb 2021: 6k Mar 2021: 7k Apr 2021: 7k May 2021: 7k Jun 2021: 7k Jul 2021: 7k Aug 2021: 7k Sep 2021: 7k Oct 2021: 7k Nov 2021: 7k Dec 2021: 7k Jan 2022: 7k Feb 2022: 6k Mar 2022: 7k Apr 2022: 7k May 2022: 7k Jun 2022: 7k Jul 2022: 6k Aug 2022: 7k Sep 2022: 7k Oct 2022: 6k Nov 2022: 7k Dec 2022: 7k Jan 2023: 7k Feb 2023: 6k Mar 2023: 7k Apr 2023: 6k May 2023: 7k Jun 2023: 7k Jul 2023: 6k Aug 2023: 6k Sep 2023: 6k Oct 2023: 6k Nov 2023: 6k Dec 2023: 6k Jan 2024: 6k Feb 2024: 6k Mar 2024: 6k Apr 2024: 6k May 2024: 6k Jun 2024: 6k Jul 2024: 6k Aug 2024: 6k Sep 2024: 6k Oct 2024: 6k Nov 2024: 6k Dec 2024: 6k Jan 2025: 6k Feb 2025: 5k Mar 2025: 5k Apr 2025: 6k May 2025: 6k Jun 2025: 5k Jul 2025: 6k Aug 2025: 5k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 6k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters versus Ezetimibe, April 2026
Measure Omega-3-acid ethyl esters Ezetimibe
Items, April 2026 5,349 603,351
Items, last 12 months 65,702 6,506,368
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £186,178 £668,703

See the full profile for Omega-3-acid ethyl esters or Ezetimibe.