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Bezafibrate

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bezafibrate was ranked 389th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20,337 items, down 16.6% on a year earlier.

20,337items -16.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

264,376items

Rolling 12 months

£154,039

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bezafibrate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.57
  • Year on year Down 16.6% 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 Bezafibrate this month.

Presentations of Bezafibrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bezafibrate 400mg modified-release tablets 0212000D0AAABAB 15,145 £123,005
Bezafibrate 200mg tablets 0212000D0AAAAAA 4,308 £23,375
Bezalip Mono 400mg modified-release tablets 0212000D0BBABAB 823 £7,305
Bezalip 200mg tablets 0212000D0BBAAAA 34 £117
Lipozate 400mg modified-release tablets 0212000D0BGAAAB 27 £236

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

Where Bezafibrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bezafibrate volumes.

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

Compare Bezafibrate with

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