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Icosapent

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

Icosapent was ranked 612th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5,035 items.

5,035items

Dispensed in May 2026

44,589items

Rolling 12 months

£662,106

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Icosapent: national items dispensed by month

0 3k 6k Mar 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 May 2024 Jan 2025 Sep 2025 Jul 2026 6,074 Mar 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 9 Sep 2022: 27 Oct 2022: 70 Nov 2022: 161 Dec 2022: 278 Jan 2023: 383 Feb 2023: 465 Mar 2023: 607 Apr 2023: 556 May 2023: 659 Jun 2023: 782 Jul 2023: 834 Aug 2023: 871 Sep 2023: 992 Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 2k Apr 2024: 2k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 3k Nov 2024: 3k Dec 2024: 3k Jan 2025: 3k Feb 2025: 3k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 4k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 4k Dec 2025: 5k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 4k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 5k May 2026: 5k Jun 2026: 6k Jul 2026: 6k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £131.50
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 Icosapent this month.

Presentations of Icosapent, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Vazkepa 998mg capsules 0212000ANBBAAAA 5,035 £662,106

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

Where Icosapent is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Icosapent volumes.

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

Compare Icosapent with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Icosapent 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.