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Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Policosanol vs Ezetimibe

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2021

Ezetimibe was dispensed 210,382.7× as often as Policosanol in March 2021 — 631,148 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Policosanol · March 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

631,148items

Ezetimibe · March 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Policosanol versus Ezetimibe: national items dispensed by month

▬ Policosanol   ·   ╌ Ezetimibe

0 316k 631k Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Ezetimibe 3 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2021

Policosanol versus Ezetimibe, March 2021
Measure Policosanol Ezetimibe
Items, March 2021 3 631,148
Items, last 12 months 6 6,775,265
Net ingredient cost, March 2021 £85 £6,215,946

See the full profile for Policosanol or Ezetimibe.