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Alfacalcidol vs Calcifediol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Alfacalcidol was dispensed 396.8× as often as Calcifediol in May 2026 — 66,267 items versus 167 in England.

66,267items

Alfacalcidol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

167items

Calcifediol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alfacalcidol versus Calcifediol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alfacalcidol   ·   ╌ Calcifediol

0 36k 72k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Calcifediol 66,267 Jan 2021: 62k Feb 2021: 59k Mar 2021: 65k Apr 2021: 63k May 2021: 61k Jun 2021: 64k Jul 2021: 65k Aug 2021: 62k Sep 2021: 64k Oct 2021: 61k Nov 2021: 63k Dec 2021: 66k Jan 2022: 63k Feb 2022: 58k Mar 2022: 65k Apr 2022: 61k May 2022: 64k Jun 2022: 62k Jul 2022: 62k Aug 2022: 63k Sep 2022: 62k Oct 2022: 63k Nov 2022: 64k Dec 2022: 64k Jan 2023: 63k Feb 2023: 58k Mar 2023: 66k Apr 2023: 59k May 2023: 64k Jun 2023: 64k Jul 2023: 63k Aug 2023: 64k Sep 2023: 63k Oct 2023: 64k Nov 2023: 65k Dec 2023: 64k Jan 2024: 66k Feb 2024: 62k Mar 2024: 63k Apr 2024: 65k May 2024: 67k Jun 2024: 63k Jul 2024: 69k Aug 2024: 66k Sep 2024: 64k Oct 2024: 68k Nov 2024: 65k Dec 2024: 67k Jan 2025: 69k Feb 2025: 62k Mar 2025: 66k Apr 2025: 66k May 2025: 68k Jun 2025: 67k Jul 2025: 72k Aug 2025: 65k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 71k Nov 2025: 66k Dec 2025: 71k Jan 2026: 68k Feb 2026: 64k Mar 2026: 70k Apr 2026: 68k May 2026: 66k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Alfacalcidol versus Calcifediol, May 2026
Measure Alfacalcidol Calcifediol
Items, May 2026 66,267 167
Items, last 12 months 817,610 1,425
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £366,507 £714

See the full profile for Alfacalcidol or Calcifediol.