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Fenofibrate

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fenofibrate was ranked 251st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 50,794 items, down 2.4% on a year earlier.

50,794items -2.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

621,045items

Rolling 12 months

£324,248

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fenofibrate: national items dispensed by month

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 50,794 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 50k Apr 2021: 48k May 2021: 46k Jun 2021: 49k Jul 2021: 49k Aug 2021: 47k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 47k Nov 2021: 48k Dec 2021: 51k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 50k Apr 2022: 47k May 2022: 49k Jun 2022: 48k Jul 2022: 47k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 49k Dec 2022: 50k Jan 2023: 49k Feb 2023: 45k Mar 2023: 52k Apr 2023: 46k May 2023: 49k Jun 2023: 50k Jul 2023: 49k Aug 2023: 50k Sep 2023: 49k Oct 2023: 50k Nov 2023: 50k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 51k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 49k Apr 2024: 51k May 2024: 52k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 51k Sep 2024: 49k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 50k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 52k Feb 2025: 47k Mar 2025: 50k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 52k Jun 2025: 50k Jul 2025: 54k Aug 2025: 49k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 50k Dec 2025: 55k Jan 2026: 53k Feb 2026: 48k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 52k May 2026: 51k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.38
  • Year on year Down 2.4% 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 Fenofibrate this month.

Presentations of Fenofibrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets 0212000P0AAAEAE 19,926 £52,242
Fenofibrate micronised 200mg capsules 0212000P0AAABAB 16,852 £57,307
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules 0212000P0AAADAD 8,606 £163,343
Fenofibrate micronised 67mg capsules 0212000P0AAACAC 4,374 £38,679
Supralip 160mg tablets 0212000P0BCAAAE 647 £4,935
Lipantil Micro 267 capsules 0212000P0BBADAD 180 £4,277
Lipantil Micro 200 capsules 0212000P0BBABAB 176 £3,012
Lipantil Micro 67 capsules 0212000P0BBACAC 28 £411
Fenogal 200mg capsules 0212000P0BDAAAF 5 £42

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

Where Fenofibrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fenofibrate volumes.

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

Compare Fenofibrate with

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