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Hepatitis A/hepatitis B vs Hepatitis B

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

Hepatitis B was dispensed 2.4× as often as Hepatitis A/hepatitis B in May 2026 — 4,355 items versus 1,840 in England.

1,840items

Hepatitis A/hepatitis B · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,355items

Hepatitis B · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hepatitis A/hepatitis B versus Hepatitis B: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hepatitis A/hepatitis B   ·   ╌ Hepatitis B

0 2k 5k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Hepatitis B 1,840 Jan 2021: 581 Feb 2021: 673 Mar 2021: 664 Apr 2021: 494 May 2021: 460 Jun 2021: 489 Jul 2021: 451 Aug 2021: 504 Sep 2021: 384 Oct 2021: 486 Nov 2021: 625 Dec 2021: 784 Jan 2022: 778 Feb 2022: 984 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 2k Jun 2022: 2k Jul 2022: 2k Aug 2022: 2k Sep 2022: 2k Oct 2022: 2k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 2k Jan 2023: 2k Feb 2023: 2k Mar 2023: 2k Apr 2023: 2k May 2023: 2k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 2k Aug 2023: 2k Sep 2023: 2k Oct 2023: 2k Nov 2023: 2k Dec 2023: 2k Jan 2024: 2k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 2k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 3k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 2k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hepatitis A/hepatitis B versus Hepatitis B, May 2026
Measure Hepatitis A/hepatitis B Hepatitis B
Items, May 2026 1,840 4,355
Items, last 12 months 25,213 49,902
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £59,350 £60,672

See the full profile for Hepatitis A/hepatitis B or Hepatitis B.