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Colestyramine

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Colestyramine was ranked 436th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 15,204 items, little changed on a year earlier.

15,204items -0.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

183,952items

Rolling 12 months

£392,953

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Colestyramine: national items dispensed by month

0 8k 16k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 15,204 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 12k Oct 2021: 11k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 12k Apr 2022: 11k May 2022: 12k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 12k Aug 2022: 13k Sep 2022: 13k Oct 2022: 13k Nov 2022: 13k Dec 2022: 13k Jan 2023: 13k Feb 2023: 12k Mar 2023: 14k Apr 2023: 12k May 2023: 13k Jun 2023: 13k Jul 2023: 13k Aug 2023: 14k Sep 2023: 13k Oct 2023: 14k Nov 2023: 14k Dec 2023: 14k Jan 2024: 14k Feb 2024: 13k Mar 2024: 14k Apr 2024: 14k May 2024: 15k Jun 2024: 14k Jul 2024: 15k Aug 2024: 14k Sep 2024: 14k Oct 2024: 15k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 15k Jan 2025: 15k Feb 2025: 13k Mar 2025: 15k Apr 2025: 14k May 2025: 15k Jun 2025: 15k Jul 2025: 16k Aug 2025: 14k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 16k Nov 2025: 15k Dec 2025: 16k Jan 2026: 16k Feb 2026: 14k Mar 2026: 16k Apr 2026: 15k May 2026: 15k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £25.85
  • 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 Colestyramine this month.

Presentations of Colestyramine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Questran 4g oral powder sachets 0212000F0BBAAAB 6,290 £80,901
Colestyramine 4g oral powder sachets sugar free 0212000F0AAAEAE 5,459 £238,632
Questran Light 4g oral powder sachets 0212000F0BBACAE 3,455 £73,420

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

Where Colestyramine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Colestyramine volumes.

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

Compare Colestyramine with

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