Simvastatin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Lipid-regulating drugs
Simvastatin was ranked 28th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 811,957 items, down 9.8% on a year earlier.
811,957items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£766,211
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
10,273,872items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Simvastatin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Simvastatin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Simvastatin 40mg tablets | 400,229 | £345,814 |
| Simvastatin 20mg tablets | 347,796 | £269,266 |
| Simvastatin 10mg tablets | 53,564 | £37,017 |
| Simvastatin 80mg tablets | 9,889 | £13,731 |
| Simvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 154 | £43,637 |
| Simvastatin 40mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 145 | £50,426 |
| Zocor 20mg tablets | 84 | £3,392 |
| Zocor 10mg tablets | 49 | £843 |
| Zocor 40mg tablets | 43 | £2,078 |
| Simvador 20mg tablets | 3 | £4 |
| Simvador 40mg tablets | 1 | £1 |
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