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Hepatitis A/hepatitis B vs Typhoid

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

Typhoid was dispensed 20.3× as often as Hepatitis A/hepatitis B in April 2026 — 37,366 items versus 1,842 in England.

1,842items

Hepatitis A/hepatitis B · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,366items

Typhoid · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Hepatitis A/hepatitis B   ·   ╌ Typhoid

0 30k 60k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Typhoid 1,842 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 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Hepatitis A/hepatitis B versus Typhoid, April 2026
Measure Hepatitis A/hepatitis B Typhoid
Items, April 2026 1,842 37,366
Items, last 12 months 25,437 577,614
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £58,559 £417,077

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