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Diphtheria vs Hepatitis B

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

Diphtheria was dispensed 5.2× as often as Hepatitis B in May 2026 — 22,702 items versus 4,355 in England.

22,702items

Diphtheria · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,355items

Hepatitis B · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Diphtheria versus Hepatitis B: national items dispensed by month

▬ Diphtheria   ·   ╌ Hepatitis B

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Hepatitis B 22,702 Jan 2021: 4k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 5k Apr 2021: 5k May 2021: 5k Jun 2021: 6k Jul 2021: 7k Aug 2021: 5k Sep 2021: 5k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 6k Dec 2021: 5k Jan 2022: 7k Feb 2022: 7k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 13k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 15k Sep 2022: 15k Oct 2022: 14k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 14k Jan 2023: 18k Feb 2023: 18k Mar 2023: 18k Apr 2023: 14k May 2023: 14k Jun 2023: 18k Jul 2023: 19k Aug 2023: 19k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 21k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 20k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 27k Mar 2024: 24k Apr 2024: 21k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 22k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 26k Nov 2024: 22k Dec 2024: 26k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 28k Mar 2025: 27k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 22k Jun 2025: 24k Jul 2025: 27k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 28k Oct 2025: 29k Nov 2025: 28k Dec 2025: 29k Jan 2026: 34k Feb 2026: 34k Mar 2026: 30k Apr 2026: 23k May 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Diphtheria versus Hepatitis B, May 2026
Measure Diphtheria Hepatitis B
Items, May 2026 22,702 4,355
Items, last 12 months 334,396 49,902
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £178,471 £60,672

See the full profile for Diphtheria or Hepatitis B.