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Acipimox

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Acipimox was ranked 1257th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 79 items, down 23.3% on a year earlier.

79items -23.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

938items

Rolling 12 months

£3,198

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Acipimox: national items dispensed by month

0 81 162 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 28 Jan 2021: 131 Feb 2021: 133 Mar 2021: 145 Apr 2021: 136 May 2021: 125 Jun 2021: 148 Jul 2021: 140 Aug 2021: 122 Sep 2021: 112 Oct 2021: 97 Nov 2021: 104 Dec 2021: 162 Jan 2022: 127 Feb 2022: 115 Mar 2022: 112 Apr 2022: 115 May 2022: 111 Jun 2022: 111 Jul 2022: 112 Aug 2022: 102 Sep 2022: 98 Oct 2022: 98 Nov 2022: 104 Dec 2022: 109 Jan 2023: 92 Feb 2023: 94 Mar 2023: 99 Apr 2023: 79 May 2023: 82 Jun 2023: 107 Jul 2023: 95 Aug 2023: 78 Sep 2023: 99 Oct 2023: 91 Nov 2023: 89 Dec 2023: 86 Jan 2024: 98 Feb 2024: 85 Mar 2024: 75 Apr 2024: 98 May 2024: 92 Jun 2024: 93 Jul 2024: 80 Aug 2024: 91 Sep 2024: 77 Oct 2024: 88 Nov 2024: 87 Dec 2024: 83 Jan 2025: 87 Feb 2025: 69 Mar 2025: 87 Apr 2025: 80 May 2025: 103 Jun 2025: 84 Jul 2025: 98 Aug 2025: 99 Sep 2025: 89 Oct 2025: 108 Nov 2025: 86 Dec 2025: 102 Jan 2026: 90 Feb 2026: 96 Mar 2026: 94 Apr 2026: 95 May 2026: 79 Jun 2026: 86 Jul 2026: 28

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £40.49
  • Year on year Down 23.3% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Acipimox this month.

Presentations of Acipimox, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Olbetam 250mg capsules 0212000A0BBAAAA 79 £3,198

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Acipimox is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Acipimox volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Acipimox with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

Download this data

The monthly series for Acipimox is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.