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Hepatitis B vs Influenza

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

Influenza was dispensed 14.5× as often as Hepatitis B in May 2026 — 63,341 items versus 4,355 in England.

4,355items

Hepatitis B · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

63,341items

Influenza · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Hepatitis B   ·   ╌ Influenza

0 4.3m 8.6m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Influenza 4,355 Jan 2021: 4k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 4k Apr 2021: 3k May 2021: 3k Jun 2021: 4k Jul 2021: 3k Aug 2021: 3k Sep 2021: 3k Oct 2021: 3k Nov 2021: 3k Dec 2021: 4k Jan 2022: 3k Feb 2022: 4k Mar 2022: 4k Apr 2022: 3k May 2022: 4k Jun 2022: 4k Jul 2022: 4k Aug 2022: 4k Sep 2022: 4k Oct 2022: 4k Nov 2022: 3k Dec 2022: 4k Jan 2023: 4k Feb 2023: 4k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 3k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 4k Sep 2023: 4k Oct 2023: 5k Nov 2023: 4k Dec 2023: 4k Jan 2024: 5k Feb 2024: 4k Mar 2024: 5k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 4k Jul 2024: 5k Aug 2024: 4k Sep 2024: 4k Oct 2024: 5k Nov 2024: 4k Dec 2024: 5k Jan 2025: 5k Feb 2025: 4k Mar 2025: 4k Apr 2025: 4k May 2025: 4k Jun 2025: 4k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 4k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 4k Dec 2025: 4k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 4k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 4k May 2026: 4k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hepatitis B versus Influenza, May 2026
Measure Hepatitis B Influenza
Items, May 2026 4,355 63,341
Items, last 12 months 49,902 13,453,106
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £60,672 £979,036

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