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Colesevelam hydrochloride

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

Colesevelam hydrochloride was ranked 380th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 22,394 items, up 8.6% on a year earlier.

22,394items +8.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

219,175items

Rolling 12 months

£2,731,464

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Colesevelam hydrochloride: 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 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £121.97
  • Year on year Up 8.6% 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 Colesevelam hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Colesevelam hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Colesevelam 625mg tablets 0212000ADAAAAAA 21,593 £2,631,020
Cholestagel 625mg tablets 0212000ADBBAAAA 801 £100,444

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

Where Colesevelam hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Colesevelam hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Colesevelam hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Colesevelam hydrochloride 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.