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Cyanocobalamin vs Hydroxocobalamin

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

Hydroxocobalamin was dispensed 1.2× as often as Cyanocobalamin in March 2026 — 280,178 items versus 240,194 in England.

240,194items

Cyanocobalamin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

280,178items

Hydroxocobalamin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cyanocobalamin versus Hydroxocobalamin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cyanocobalamin   ·   ╌ Hydroxocobalamin

Hydroxocobalamin 240,194

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cyanocobalamin versus Hydroxocobalamin, March 2026
Measure Cyanocobalamin Hydroxocobalamin
Items, March 2026 240,194 280,178
Items, last 12 months 2,710,185 3,332,230
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £970,485 £760,031

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