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Cod liver oil vs Other multivitamin preparations

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 360.4× as often as Cod liver oil in March 2026 — 107,754 items versus 299 in England.

299items

Cod liver oil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

107,754items

Other multivitamin preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cod liver oil versus Other multivitamin preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cod liver oil   ·   ╌ Other multivitamin preparations

Other multivitam… 299

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cod liver oil versus Other multivitamin preparations, March 2026
Measure Cod liver oil Other multivitamin preparations
Items, March 2026 299 107,754
Items, last 12 months 3,751 1,220,153
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £642 £841,056

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