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Rosuvastatin calcium vs Bezafibrate

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

Rosuvastatin calcium was dispensed 32.9× as often as Bezafibrate in May 2026 — 668,630 items versus 20,337 in England.

668,630items

Rosuvastatin calcium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

20,337items

Bezafibrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Rosuvastatin calcium versus Bezafibrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Rosuvastatin calcium   ·   ╌ Bezafibrate

0 344k 689k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Bezafibrate 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 Sep 2021: 274k 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 Bezafibrate, May 2026
Measure Rosuvastatin calcium Bezafibrate
Items, May 2026 668,630 20,337
Items, last 12 months 7,597,329 264,376
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,445,298 £154,039

See the full profile for Rosuvastatin calcium or Bezafibrate.