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Hepatitis A vs Diphtheria

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

Hepatitis A was dispensed 1.5× as often as Diphtheria in April 2026 — 34,401 items versus 22,550 in England.

34,401items

Hepatitis A · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

22,550items

Diphtheria · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Hepatitis A   ·   ╌ Diphtheria

0 26k 51k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Diphtheria 34,401 Jan 2021: 3k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 3k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 2k Oct 2021: 3k Nov 2021: 5k Dec 2021: 5k Jan 2022: 6k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 17k Jul 2022: 21k Aug 2022: 13k Sep 2022: 13k Oct 2022: 14k Nov 2022: 14k Dec 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 21k Feb 2023: 22k Mar 2023: 24k Apr 2023: 18k May 2023: 22k Jun 2023: 31k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 26k Sep 2023: 27k Oct 2023: 31k Nov 2023: 28k Dec 2023: 29k Jan 2024: 39k Feb 2024: 38k Mar 2024: 36k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 31k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 39k Aug 2024: 31k Sep 2024: 33k Oct 2024: 37k Nov 2024: 32k Dec 2024: 37k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 42k Mar 2025: 44k Apr 2025: 35k May 2025: 36k Jun 2025: 41k Jul 2025: 46k Aug 2025: 35k Sep 2025: 40k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 39k Dec 2025: 44k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 51k Mar 2026: 48k Apr 2026: 34k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Hepatitis A versus Diphtheria, April 2026
Measure Hepatitis A Diphtheria
Items, April 2026 34,401 22,550
Items, last 12 months 504,779 333,903
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £717,725 £177,271

See the full profile for Hepatitis A or Diphtheria.