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Cholesterol

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Metabolic disorders
Data updated March 2026

Cholesterol was ranked 1774th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 1 items, down 66.7% on a year earlier.

1items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£10

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

17items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cholesterol: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Cholesterol, by items this month.

Presentations of Cholesterol, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Cholesterol 3g oral powder sachets 1 £10

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