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Other multivitamin preparations vs Vitamins caps

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 6.6× as often as Vitamins caps in May 2026 — 105,184 items versus 15,870 in England.

105,184items

Other multivitamin preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

15,870items

Vitamins caps · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other multivitamin preparations versus Vitamins caps: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other multivitamin preparations   ·   ╌ Vitamins caps

0 54k 108k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamins caps 105,184 Jan 2021: 77k Feb 2021: 72k Mar 2021: 81k Apr 2021: 77k May 2021: 75k Jun 2021: 80k Jul 2021: 80k Aug 2021: 76k Sep 2021: 81k Oct 2021: 78k Nov 2021: 81k Dec 2021: 84k Jan 2022: 82k Feb 2022: 75k Mar 2022: 85k Apr 2022: 79k May 2022: 82k Jun 2022: 80k Jul 2022: 80k Aug 2022: 81k Sep 2022: 81k Oct 2022: 80k Nov 2022: 83k Dec 2022: 82k Jan 2023: 84k Feb 2023: 75k Mar 2023: 86k Apr 2023: 77k May 2023: 82k Jun 2023: 84k Jul 2023: 84k Aug 2023: 85k Sep 2023: 84k Oct 2023: 86k Nov 2023: 88k Dec 2023: 86k Jan 2024: 91k Feb 2024: 86k Mar 2024: 87k Apr 2024: 91k May 2024: 94k Jun 2024: 89k Jul 2024: 97k Aug 2024: 94k Sep 2024: 92k Oct 2024: 98k Nov 2024: 95k Dec 2024: 97k Jan 2025: 102k Feb 2025: 91k Mar 2025: 97k Apr 2025: 97k May 2025: 100k Jun 2025: 98k Jul 2025: 103k Aug 2025: 95k Sep 2025: 103k Oct 2025: 106k Nov 2025: 98k Jan 2026: 105k Feb 2026: 98k Mar 2026: 108k Apr 2026: 107k May 2026: 105k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other multivitamin preparations versus Vitamins caps, May 2026
Measure Other multivitamin preparations Vitamins caps
Items, May 2026 105,184 15,870
Items, last 12 months 1,226,477 203,567
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £813,649 £6,550

See the full profile for Other multivitamin preparations or Vitamins caps.