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Hepatitis A vs Influenza

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

Influenza was dispensed 3.1× as often as Hepatitis A in March 2026 — 149,368 items versus 47,547 in England.

47,547items

Hepatitis A · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

149,368items

Influenza · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Hepatitis A   ·   ╌ Influenza

0 4.3m 8.6m Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 Mar 2026 Influenza 47,547 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 May 2022: 12k 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Hepatitis A versus Influenza, March 2026
Measure Hepatitis A Influenza
Items, March 2026 47,547 149,368
Items, last 12 months 505,193 13,459,777
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £988,390 £2,428,517

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