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Rosuvastatin calcium vs Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe

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

Rosuvastatin calcium was dispensed 10.3× as often as Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe in May 2026 — 668,630 items versus 65,180 in England.

668,630items

Rosuvastatin calcium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

65,180items

Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Rosuvastatin calcium versus Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe: national items dispensed by month

▬ Rosuvastatin calcium   ·   ╌ Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe

0 344k 689k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Bempedoic acid/E… 668,630 Jan 2021: 245k Feb 2021: 233k Mar 2021: 264k Apr 2021: 258k May 2021: 249k Jun 2021: 267k Jul 2021: 269k Aug 2021: 261k Oct 2021: 265k Nov 2021: 278k Dec 2021: 297k Jan 2022: 280k Feb 2022: 265k Mar 2022: 305k Apr 2022: 290k May 2022: 306k Jun 2022: 302k Jul 2022: 305k Aug 2022: 320k Sep 2022: 321k Oct 2022: 321k Nov 2022: 332k Dec 2022: 342k Jan 2023: 342k Feb 2023: 320k Mar 2023: 371k Apr 2023: 338k May 2023: 368k Jun 2023: 381k Jul 2023: 381k Aug 2023: 405k Sep 2023: 397k Oct 2023: 409k Nov 2023: 419k Dec 2023: 425k Jan 2024: 446k Feb 2024: 427k Mar 2024: 444k Apr 2024: 466k May 2024: 483k Jun 2024: 457k Jul 2024: 507k Aug 2024: 499k Sep 2024: 493k Oct 2024: 529k Nov 2024: 517k Dec 2024: 540k Jan 2025: 556k Feb 2025: 506k Mar 2025: 549k Apr 2025: 558k May 2025: 588k Jun 2025: 572k Jul 2025: 621k Aug 2025: 578k Sep 2025: 614k Oct 2025: 642k Nov 2025: 602k Dec 2025: 672k Jan 2026: 645k Feb 2026: 618k Mar 2026: 689k Apr 2026: 677k May 2026: 669k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Rosuvastatin calcium versus Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe, May 2026
Measure Rosuvastatin calcium Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe
Items, May 2026 668,630 65,180
Items, last 12 months 7,597,329 647,866
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,445,298 £4,083,289

See the full profile for Rosuvastatin calcium or Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe.