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Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine vs Diphtheria

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

Diphtheria was dispensed 199.1× as often as Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine in May 2026 — 22,702 items versus 114 in England.

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Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

22,702items

Diphtheria · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine   ·   ╌ Diphtheria

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Diphtheria 114 Jan 2021: 811 Feb 2021: 621 Mar 2021: 618 Apr 2021: 588 May 2021: 576 Jun 2021: 527 Jul 2021: 622 Aug 2021: 550 Sep 2021: 642 Oct 2021: 923 Nov 2021: 2k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 2k Mar 2022: 2k Apr 2022: 2k May 2022: 4k Jun 2022: 4k Jul 2022: 5k Aug 2022: 5k Sep 2022: 5k Oct 2022: 5k Nov 2022: 4k Dec 2022: 3k Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 2k Mar 2023: 2k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 903 Jun 2023: 876 Jul 2023: 644 Aug 2023: 548 Sep 2023: 374 Oct 2023: 668 Nov 2023: 236 Dec 2023: 300 Jan 2024: 414 Feb 2024: 362 Mar 2024: 670 Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 458 Jun 2024: 372 Jul 2024: 429 Aug 2024: 310 Sep 2024: 193 Oct 2024: 206 Nov 2024: 239 Dec 2024: 189 Jan 2025: 188 Feb 2025: 186 Mar 2025: 279 Apr 2025: 138 May 2025: 215 Jun 2025: 156 Jul 2025: 191 Aug 2025: 209 Sep 2025: 123 Oct 2025: 169 Nov 2025: 150 Dec 2025: 231 Jan 2026: 255 Feb 2026: 201 Mar 2026: 230 Apr 2026: 116 May 2026: 114

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine versus Diphtheria, May 2026
Measure Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine Diphtheria
Items, May 2026 114 22,702
Items, last 12 months 2,145 334,396
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,077 £178,471

See the full profile for Hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine or Diphtheria.