Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin was the most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 6,507,199 items, little changed on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Atorvastatin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £0.92
- Year on year Little changed on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Atorvastatin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin 20mg tablets | 0212000B0AAABAB | 3,338,007 | £2,470,115 |
| Atorvastatin 40mg tablets | 0212000B0AAACAC | 1,655,864 | £1,280,228 |
| Atorvastatin 80mg tablets | 0212000B0AAADAD | 1,018,368 | £1,165,130 |
| Atorvastatin 10mg tablets | 0212000B0AAAAAA | 469,638 | £313,725 |
| Lipitor 20mg tablets | 0212000B0BBABAB | 6,073 | £170,310 |
| Atorvastatin 60mg tablets | 0212000B0AAAPAP | 4,988 | £23,658 |
| Lipitor 20mg chewable tablets | 0212000B0BBAFAM | 4,145 | £149,943 |
| Lipitor 40mg tablets | 0212000B0BBACAC | 3,380 | £93,540 |
| Atorvastatin 30mg tablets | 0212000B0AAANAN | 2,377 | £10,893 |
| Lipitor 10mg tablets | 0212000B0BBAAAA | 2,268 | £37,684 |
| Lipitor 80mg tablets | 0212000B0BBADAD | 941 | £30,806 |
| Lipitor 10mg chewable tablets | 0212000B0BBAEAL | 581 | £9,902 |
| Atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0212000B0AAASAS | 517 | £195,290 |
| Atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension | 0212000B0AAAQAQ | 25 | £11,615 |
| Atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral solution | 0212000B0AAAFAF | 11 | £4,485 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Atorvastatin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Atorvastatin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 102,136
- Granta Medical Practices 90,710
- The Ridings Medical Group 90,468
- Beacon Medical Practice 70,355
- Holderness Health 65,472
- Stanmore Medical Group 56,525
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Atorvastatin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Atorvastatin 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.