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Gemfibrozil

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000Q0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Gemfibrozil was ranked 1050th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 333 items, down 16.5% on a year earlier.

333items -16.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,618items

Rolling 12 months

£10,749

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Gemfibrozil: national items dispensed by month

0 341 682 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 380 Jan 2021: 652 Feb 2021: 597 Mar 2021: 682 Apr 2021: 651 May 2021: 609 Jun 2021: 656 Jul 2021: 637 Aug 2021: 622 Sep 2021: 630 Oct 2021: 577 Nov 2021: 659 Dec 2021: 638 Jan 2022: 614 Feb 2022: 578 Mar 2022: 638 Apr 2022: 618 May 2022: 608 Jun 2022: 624 Jul 2022: 579 Aug 2022: 645 Sep 2022: 578 Oct 2022: 614 Nov 2022: 617 Dec 2022: 606 Jan 2023: 581 Feb 2023: 557 Mar 2023: 576 Apr 2023: 555 May 2023: 533 Jun 2023: 547 Jul 2023: 539 Aug 2023: 515 Sep 2023: 470 Oct 2023: 519 Nov 2023: 493 Dec 2023: 461 Jan 2024: 499 Feb 2024: 449 Mar 2024: 460 Apr 2024: 441 May 2024: 462 Jun 2024: 402 Jul 2024: 440 Aug 2024: 458 Sep 2024: 409 Oct 2024: 428 Nov 2024: 427 Dec 2024: 407 Jan 2025: 449 Feb 2025: 379 Mar 2025: 374 Apr 2025: 366 May 2025: 399 Jun 2025: 370 Jul 2025: 400 Aug 2025: 352 Sep 2025: 399 Oct 2025: 374 Nov 2025: 363 Dec 2025: 375 Jan 2026: 352 Feb 2026: 351 Mar 2026: 356 Apr 2026: 363 May 2026: 333 Jun 2026: 361 Jul 2026: 380

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £32.28
  • Year on year Down 16.5% 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 Gemfibrozil this month.

Presentations of Gemfibrozil, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Gemfibrozil 600mg tablets 0212000Q0AAABAB 318 £10,264
Lopid 600mg tablets 0212000Q0BBABAB 10 £409
Gemfibrozil 300mg capsules 0212000Q0AAAAAA 4 £45
Lopid 300mg capsules 0212000Q0BBAAAA 1 £32

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

Where Gemfibrozil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Gemfibrozil volumes.

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

Compare Gemfibrozil with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Gemfibrozil 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.