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Nicotinamide vs Vitamin B compound

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

Vitamin B compound was dispensed 164.8× as often as Nicotinamide in April 2026 — 62,794 items versus 381 in England.

381items

Nicotinamide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

62,794items

Vitamin B compound · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotinamide versus Vitamin B compound: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotinamide   ·   ╌ Vitamin B compound

0 61k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Vitamin B compou… 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 Vitamin B compound, April 2026
Measure Nicotinamide Vitamin B compound
Items, April 2026 381 62,794
Items, last 12 months 4,950 796,894
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £52,914 £164,614

See the full profile for Nicotinamide or Vitamin B compound.