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Alfacalcidol vs Colecalciferol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 36.3× as often as Alfacalcidol in March 2026 — 2,530,117 items versus 69,621 in England.

69,621items

Alfacalcidol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,530,117items

Colecalciferol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Alfacalcidol   ·   ╌ Colecalciferol

Colecalciferol 69,621

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Alfacalcidol versus Colecalciferol, March 2026
Measure Alfacalcidol Colecalciferol
Items, March 2026 69,621 2,530,117
Items, last 12 months 817,600 29,221,677
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £404,197 £10,896,850

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