Rosuvastatin calcium
Rosuvastatin calcium was ranked 33rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 668,630 items, up 13.8% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Rosuvastatin calcium: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Lipid-regulating drugs
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.16
- Year on year Up 13.8% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Rosuvastatin calcium this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets | 0212000AAAAADAD | 289,869 | £421,470 |
| Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets | 0212000AAAAAAAA | 216,211 | £493,072 |
| Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets | 0212000AAAAABAB | 111,327 | £206,727 |
| Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets | 0212000AAAAACAC | 30,701 | £46,830 |
| Rosuvastatin 5mg capsules | 0212000AAAAAFAF | 5,833 | £55,878 |
| Rosuvastatin 10mg capsules | 0212000AAAAAGAG | 4,819 | £52,861 |
| Rosuvastatin 20mg capsules | 0212000AAAAAHAH | 2,516 | £35,405 |
| Rosuvastatin 15mg tablets | 0212000AAAAAJAJ | 1,804 | £10,608 |
| Crestor 5mg tablets | 0212000AABBADAD | 1,550 | £32,956 |
| Crestor 10mg tablets | 0212000AABBAAAA | 1,506 | £32,481 |
| Crestor 20mg tablets | 0212000AABBABAB | 876 | £28,308 |
| Rosuvastatin 30mg tablets | 0212000AAAAAKAK | 703 | £5,055 |
| Rosuvastatin 40mg capsules | 0212000AAAAAIAI | 560 | £8,906 |
| Crestor 40mg tablets | 0212000AABBACAC | 227 | £8,096 |
| Enebium 5mg orodispersible tablets | 0212000AABCAAAM | 67 | £1,158 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Rosuvastatin calcium is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rosuvastatin calcium volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- The Ridings Medical Group 11,646
- Modality Partnership (awc) 11,502
- Vida Healthcare 10,998
- Granta Medical Practices 9,859
- Beacon Medical Practice 8,702
- Tamar Valley Health 5,287
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Rosuvastatin calcium with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Rosuvastatin calcium 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.