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Cholera vs Diphtheria

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

Diphtheria was dispensed 43.4× as often as Cholera in April 2026 — 22,550 items versus 520 in England.

520items

Cholera · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

22,550items

Diphtheria · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cholera versus Diphtheria: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cholera   ·   ╌ Diphtheria

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Diphtheria 520 Jan 2021: 14 Feb 2021: 14 Mar 2021: 27 Apr 2021: 21 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 32 Jul 2021: 21 Aug 2021: 23 Sep 2021: 24 Oct 2021: 25 Nov 2021: 43 Dec 2021: 56 Jan 2022: 51 Feb 2022: 70 Mar 2022: 129 Apr 2022: 146 May 2022: 255 Jun 2022: 291 Jul 2022: 320 Aug 2022: 302 Sep 2022: 391 Oct 2022: 321 Nov 2022: 139 Dec 2022: 88 Jan 2023: 109 Feb 2023: 58 Mar 2023: 66 Apr 2023: 275 May 2023: 339 Jun 2023: 419 Jul 2023: 486 Aug 2023: 393 Sep 2023: 425 Oct 2023: 449 Nov 2023: 398 Dec 2023: 339 Jan 2024: 510 Feb 2024: 463 Mar 2024: 276 Apr 2024: 377 May 2024: 548 Jun 2024: 798 Jul 2024: 652 Aug 2024: 553 Sep 2024: 598 Oct 2024: 555 Nov 2024: 521 Dec 2024: 573 Jan 2025: 629 Feb 2025: 578 Mar 2025: 656 Apr 2025: 585 May 2025: 704 Jun 2025: 802 Jul 2025: 709 Aug 2025: 553 Sep 2025: 669 Oct 2025: 671 Nov 2025: 564 Dec 2025: 634 Jan 2026: 655 Feb 2026: 605 Mar 2026: 539 Apr 2026: 520

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Cholera versus Diphtheria, April 2026
Measure Cholera Diphtheria
Items, April 2026 520 22,550
Items, last 12 months 7,625 333,903
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £26,577 £177,271

See the full profile for Cholera or Diphtheria.