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Colecalciferol vs Tocofersolan

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 622,764.3× as often as Tocofersolan in April 2026 — 2,491,057 items versus 4 in England.

2,491,057items

Colecalciferol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4items

Tocofersolan · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Colecalciferol   ·   ╌ Tocofersolan

0 1.3m 2.6m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tocofersolan 2,491,057 Jan 2021: 2.1m Feb 2021: 1.9m Mar 2021: 2.2m Apr 2021: 2.1m May 2021: 2m Jun 2021: 2.1m Jul 2021: 2.1m Aug 2021: 2m Sep 2021: 2.1m Oct 2021: 2m Nov 2021: 2.1m Dec 2021: 2.2m Jan 2022: 2.1m Feb 2022: 2m Mar 2022: 2.3m Apr 2022: 2.1m May 2022: 2.2m Jun 2022: 2.1m Jul 2022: 2.1m Aug 2022: 2.2m Sep 2022: 2.1m Oct 2022: 2.1m Nov 2022: 2.2m Dec 2022: 2.2m Jan 2023: 2.2m Feb 2023: 2m Mar 2023: 2.3m Apr 2023: 2.1m May 2023: 2.2m Jun 2023: 2.3m Jul 2023: 2.2m Aug 2023: 2.2m Sep 2023: 2.2m Oct 2023: 2.2m Nov 2023: 2.3m Dec 2023: 2.3m Jan 2024: 2.3m Feb 2024: 2.2m Mar 2024: 2.3m Apr 2024: 2.3m May 2024: 2.4m Jun 2024: 2.2m Jul 2024: 2.4m Aug 2024: 2.3m Sep 2024: 2.3m Oct 2024: 2.4m Nov 2024: 2.3m Dec 2024: 2.4m Jan 2025: 2.5m Feb 2025: 2.2m Mar 2025: 2.4m Apr 2025: 2.4m May 2025: 2.4m Jun 2025: 2.4m Jul 2025: 2.5m Aug 2025: 2.3m Sep 2025: 2.4m Oct 2025: 2.5m Nov 2025: 2.3m Dec 2025: 2.6m Jan 2026: 2.5m Feb 2026: 2.3m Mar 2026: 2.5m Apr 2026: 2.5m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Colecalciferol versus Tocofersolan, April 2026
Measure Colecalciferol Tocofersolan
Items, April 2026 2,491,057 4
Items, last 12 months 29,332,524 44
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £10,664,280 £1,964

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