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Folic acid 5mg tablets

0901020G0AAAGAG · Nutrition and Blood
Data updated April 2026
663,439items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£378,130

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

9,156,033items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Folic acid 5mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 426k 852k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 663,439 Jan 2021: 654k Feb 2021: 615k Mar 2021: 697k Apr 2021: 679k May 2021: 658k Jun 2021: 706k Jul 2021: 714k Aug 2021: 681k Sep 2021: 693k Oct 2021: 672k Nov 2021: 703k Dec 2021: 732k Jan 2022: 696k Feb 2022: 662k Mar 2022: 750k Apr 2022: 703k May 2022: 739k Jun 2022: 726k Jul 2022: 731k Aug 2022: 753k Sep 2022: 742k Oct 2022: 739k Nov 2022: 760k Dec 2022: 747k Jan 2023: 748k Feb 2023: 701k Mar 2023: 798k Apr 2023: 711k May 2023: 757k Jun 2023: 774k Jul 2023: 753k Aug 2023: 766k Sep 2023: 743k Oct 2023: 752k Nov 2023: 758k Dec 2023: 744k Jan 2024: 762k Feb 2024: 726k Mar 2024: 738k Apr 2024: 762k May 2024: 783k Jun 2024: 739k Jul 2024: 804k Aug 2024: 773k Sep 2024: 758k Oct 2024: 812k Nov 2024: 785k Dec 2024: 799k Jan 2025: 823k Feb 2025: 748k Mar 2025: 792k Apr 2025: 792k May 2025: 822k Jun 2025: 804k Jul 2025: 852k Aug 2025: 780k Sep 2025: 820k Oct 2025: 838k Nov 2025: 742k Dec 2025: 778k Jan 2026: 721k Feb 2026: 647k Mar 2026: 688k Apr 2026: 663k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Top dispensing practices

Dispensing GP practices supplying this presentation, by items (a subset of national dispensing).

Dispensing practices supplying Folic acid 5mg tablets
PracticeItems
Rolle Medical Partnership 12,460
Modality Partnership (awc) 11,757
Granta Medical Practices 11,305
Derwent Practice 8,898
Beacon Medical Practice 8,591
Lakeside Healthcare 7,575
Tadley Medical P'ship 7,564
Pear Tree Surgery 7,256
Vida Healthcare 7,074
Stanmore Medical Group 7,019