Atorvastatin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Lipid-regulating drugs
Atorvastatin was the most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 6,762,597 items, up 9.3% on a year earlier.
6,762,597items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£6,116,097
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
78,042,871items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Atorvastatin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Atorvastatin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin 20mg tablets | 3,472,274 | £2,529,872 |
| Atorvastatin 40mg tablets | 1,718,932 | £1,294,321 |
| Atorvastatin 80mg tablets | 1,048,956 | £1,061,080 |
| Atorvastatin 10mg tablets | 495,049 | £325,709 |
| Atorvastatin 60mg tablets | 6,398 | £27,048 |
| Lipitor 20mg tablets | 6,375 | £180,981 |
| Lipitor 20mg chewable tablets | 3,952 | £140,686 |
| Lipitor 40mg tablets | 3,447 | £96,815 |
| Atorvastatin 30mg tablets | 2,341 | £9,838 |
| Lipitor 10mg tablets | 2,324 | £39,526 |
| Lipitor 80mg tablets | 1,012 | £32,291 |
| Atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 874 | £333,814 |
| Lipitor 10mg chewable tablets | 608 | £10,457 |
| Atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension | 34 | £16,248 |
| Atorvastatin 10mg/5ml oral solution | 13 | £12,171 |
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