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Hydroxocobalamin vs Oxymetholone

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

Hydroxocobalamin was dispensed 278,574.0× as often as Oxymetholone in May 2026 — 278,574 items versus 1 in England.

278,574items

Hydroxocobalamin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Oxymetholone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hydroxocobalamin versus Oxymetholone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hydroxocobalamin   ·   ╌ Oxymetholone

0 148k 295k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Oxymetholone 278,574 Jan 2021: 176k Feb 2021: 169k Mar 2021: 192k Apr 2021: 181k May 2021: 184k Jun 2021: 204k Jul 2021: 206k Aug 2021: 201k Sep 2021: 202k Oct 2021: 193k Nov 2021: 195k Dec 2021: 208k Jan 2022: 210k Feb 2022: 205k Mar 2022: 222k Apr 2022: 211k May 2022: 233k Jun 2022: 226k Jul 2022: 248k Aug 2022: 242k Sep 2022: 241k Oct 2022: 243k Nov 2022: 232k Dec 2022: 238k Jan 2023: 250k Feb 2023: 228k Mar 2023: 253k Apr 2023: 232k May 2023: 254k Jun 2023: 259k Jul 2023: 260k Aug 2023: 257k Sep 2023: 261k Oct 2023: 264k Nov 2023: 250k Dec 2023: 256k Jan 2024: 273k Feb 2024: 248k Mar 2024: 255k Apr 2024: 265k May 2024: 270k Jun 2024: 270k Jul 2024: 282k Aug 2024: 267k Sep 2024: 266k Oct 2024: 275k Nov 2024: 238k Dec 2024: 266k Jan 2025: 295k Feb 2025: 258k Mar 2025: 266k Apr 2025: 268k May 2025: 273k Jun 2025: 274k Jul 2025: 288k Aug 2025: 274k Sep 2025: 291k Oct 2025: 283k Nov 2025: 257k Dec 2025: 282k Jan 2026: 291k Feb 2026: 270k Mar 2026: 280k Apr 2026: 269k May 2026: 279k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hydroxocobalamin versus Oxymetholone, May 2026
Measure Hydroxocobalamin Oxymetholone
Items, May 2026 278,574 1
Items, last 12 months 3,338,504 3
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £810,489 £950

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