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Simvastatin and ezetimibe vs Pravastatin sodium

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

Pravastatin sodium was dispensed 330.0× as often as Simvastatin and ezetimibe in May 2026 — 160,402 items versus 486 in England.

486items

Simvastatin and ezetimibe · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

160,402items

Pravastatin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Simvastatin and ezetimibe versus Pravastatin sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Simvastatin and ezetimibe   ·   ╌ Pravastatin sodium

0 104k 209k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Pravastatin sodi… 486 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 972 Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 970 Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 987 Oct 2021: 948 Nov 2021: 958 Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 920 Feb 2022: 912 Mar 2022: 979 Apr 2022: 933 May 2022: 880 Jun 2022: 919 Jul 2022: 858 Aug 2022: 892 Sep 2022: 909 Oct 2022: 855 Nov 2022: 915 Dec 2022: 796 Jan 2023: 795 Feb 2023: 701 Mar 2023: 798 Apr 2023: 676 May 2023: 797 Jun 2023: 725 Jul 2023: 689 Aug 2023: 696 Sep 2023: 665 Oct 2023: 703 Nov 2023: 714 Dec 2023: 773 Jan 2024: 758 Feb 2024: 689 Mar 2024: 658 Apr 2024: 738 May 2024: 665 Jun 2024: 616 Jul 2024: 683 Aug 2024: 639 Sep 2024: 612 Oct 2024: 635 Nov 2024: 610 Dec 2024: 607 Jan 2025: 625 Feb 2025: 488 Mar 2025: 544 Apr 2025: 558 May 2025: 574 Jun 2025: 537 Jul 2025: 609 Aug 2025: 542 Sep 2025: 558 Oct 2025: 576 Nov 2025: 483 Dec 2025: 559 Jan 2026: 514 Feb 2026: 495 Mar 2026: 519 Apr 2026: 523 May 2026: 486

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Simvastatin and ezetimibe versus Pravastatin sodium, May 2026
Measure Simvastatin and ezetimibe Pravastatin sodium
Items, May 2026 486 160,402
Items, last 12 months 6,401 2,016,496
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £23,537 £206,592

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