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Calcitriol vs Colecalciferol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 848.5× as often as Calcitriol in March 2026 — 2,530,117 items versus 2,982 in England.

2,982items

Calcitriol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,530,117items

Colecalciferol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Calcitriol   ·   ╌ Colecalciferol

Colecalciferol 2,982

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Calcitriol versus Colecalciferol, March 2026
Measure Calcitriol Colecalciferol
Items, March 2026 2,982 2,530,117
Items, last 12 months 36,052 29,221,677
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £35,779 £10,896,850

See the full profile for Calcitriol or Colecalciferol.