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Cholesterol/simvastatin

Skin Preparations for eczema and psoriasis BNF 1305020Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Cholesterol/simvastatin was ranked 1658th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2 items, little changed on a year earlier.

2items 0%

Dispensed in May 2026

14items

Rolling 12 months

£1,366

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Cholesterol/simvastatin: national items dispensed by month

0 3.5 7 Feb 2021 Apr 2023 Nov 2023 Apr 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 2 Feb 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 5 Aug 2023: 3 Sep 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 3 Feb 2024: 7 Mar 2024: 3 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 3 Jun 2024: 6 Jul 2024: 5 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 5 Nov 2024: 3 Jan 2025: 2 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Preparations for eczema and psoriasis
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £682.78
  • Year on year Little changed 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 Cholesterol/simvastatin this month.

Presentations of Cholesterol/simvastatin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cholesterol 2% / Simvastatin 2% cream 1305020Z0AAAAAA 2 £1,366

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

Where Cholesterol/simvastatin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cholesterol/simvastatin volumes.

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

Compare Cholesterol/simvastatin with

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

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The monthly series for Cholesterol/simvastatin 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.