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Policosanol

Cardiovascular System Lipid-regulating drugs BNF 0212000AG
Data updated March 2021 Download CSV
3items

Dispensed in March 2021

0items

Rolling 12 months

£85

Net ingredient cost · March 2021

Figure 1. Policosanol: national items dispensed by month

0 1.5 3 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 3 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2021

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £28.33
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, March 2021

The individual products dispensed under Policosanol this month.

Presentations of Policosanol, March 2021
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Biovea Policosanol 10mg capsules 0212000AGBBAAAA 3 £85

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to March 2021 OGL v3.0

Compare Policosanol with

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

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Download this data

The monthly series for Policosanol 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.