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Betacarotene vs Thiamine hydrochloride

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

Thiamine hydrochloride was dispensed 81,504.3× as often as Betacarotene in May 2026 — 326,017 items versus 4 in England.

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Betacarotene · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

326,017items

Thiamine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Betacarotene versus Thiamine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Betacarotene   ·   ╌ Thiamine hydrochloride

0 174k 347k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 May 2026 Thiamine hydroch… 4 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 5 Apr 2021: 7 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 5 Aug 2021: 6 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 6 Nov 2021: 3 Dec 2021: 3 Jan 2022: 4 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 2 Apr 2022: 4 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 6 Jul 2022: 3 Aug 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 5 Oct 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 4 Dec 2022: 3 Jan 2023: 1 Feb 2023: 3 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 3 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 3 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 4 Jan 2024: 5 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 4 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 5 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 4 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 2 Mar 2025: 3 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 4 Jan 2026: 3 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Betacarotene versus Thiamine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Betacarotene Thiamine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 4 326,017
Items, last 12 months 30 3,944,640
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £464 £512,094

See the full profile for Betacarotene or Thiamine hydrochloride.