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Colecalciferol vs Paricalcitol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 194,624.4× as often as Paricalcitol in March 2026 — 2,530,117 items versus 13 in England.

2,530,117items

Colecalciferol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

13items

Paricalcitol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colecalciferol   ·   ╌ Paricalcitol

Paricalcitol 2,530,117

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Colecalciferol versus Paricalcitol, March 2026
Measure Colecalciferol Paricalcitol
Items, March 2026 2,530,117 13
Items, last 12 months 29,221,677 178
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £10,896,850 £789

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