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Alfacalcidol vs Other vitamin D preparations

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

Alfacalcidol was dispensed 33,133.5× as often as Other vitamin D preparations in May 2026 — 66,267 items versus 2 in England.

66,267items

Alfacalcidol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Other vitamin D preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alfacalcidol versus Other vitamin D preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alfacalcidol   ·   ╌ Other vitamin D preparations

0 36k 72k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Other vitamin D… 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 Other vitamin D preparations, May 2026
Measure Alfacalcidol Other vitamin D preparations
Items, May 2026 66,267 2
Items, last 12 months 817,610 13
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £366,507 £5

See the full profile for Alfacalcidol or Other vitamin D preparations.