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Nicotinamide vs Colecalciferol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 6,538.2× as often as Nicotinamide in April 2026 — 2,491,057 items versus 381 in England.

381items

Nicotinamide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,491,057items

Colecalciferol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotinamide versus Colecalciferol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotinamide   ·   ╌ Colecalciferol

0 1.3m 2.6m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Colecalciferol 381 Jan 2021: 425 Feb 2021: 371 Mar 2021: 403 Apr 2021: 422 May 2021: 383 Jun 2021: 421 Jul 2021: 460 Aug 2021: 422 Sep 2021: 473 Oct 2021: 407 Nov 2021: 450 Dec 2021: 470 Jan 2022: 472 Feb 2022: 429 Mar 2022: 533 Apr 2022: 541 May 2022: 500 Jun 2022: 443 Jul 2022: 435 Aug 2022: 474 Sep 2022: 431 Oct 2022: 418 Nov 2022: 449 Dec 2022: 453 Jan 2023: 441 Feb 2023: 441 Mar 2023: 450 Apr 2023: 411 May 2023: 429 Jun 2023: 429 Jul 2023: 418 Aug 2023: 449 Sep 2023: 425 Oct 2023: 425 Nov 2023: 389 Dec 2023: 418 Jan 2024: 434 Feb 2024: 406 Mar 2024: 424 Apr 2024: 483 May 2024: 441 Jun 2024: 404 Jul 2024: 447 Aug 2024: 432 Sep 2024: 438 Oct 2024: 565 Nov 2024: 398 Dec 2024: 474 Jan 2025: 439 Feb 2025: 395 Mar 2025: 419 Apr 2025: 403 May 2025: 442 Jun 2025: 472 Jul 2025: 434 Aug 2025: 397 Sep 2025: 431 Oct 2025: 437 Nov 2025: 369 Dec 2025: 459 Jan 2026: 406 Feb 2026: 330 Mar 2026: 392 Apr 2026: 381

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Nicotinamide versus Colecalciferol, April 2026
Measure Nicotinamide Colecalciferol
Items, April 2026 381 2,491,057
Items, last 12 months 4,950 29,332,524
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £52,914 £10,664,280

See the full profile for Nicotinamide or Colecalciferol.