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Omega-3-acid ethyl esters vs Ezetimibe

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

Ezetimibe was dispensed 115.1× as often as Omega-3-acid ethyl esters in May 2026 — 599,787 items versus 5,212 in England.

5,212items

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

599,787items

Ezetimibe · May 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 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ezetimibe 5,212 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 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 May 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters versus Ezetimibe, May 2026
Measure Omega-3-acid ethyl esters Ezetimibe
Items, May 2026 5,212 599,787
Items, last 12 months 65,193 6,621,684
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £184,456 £664,036

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