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Other oral iron preparations vs Cyanocobalamin

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

Cyanocobalamin was dispensed 154.6× as often as Other oral iron preparations in March 2026 — 240,194 items versus 1,554 in England.

1,554items

Other oral iron preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

240,194items

Cyanocobalamin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other oral iron preparations versus Cyanocobalamin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other oral iron preparations   ·   ╌ Cyanocobalamin

Cyanocobalamin 1,554

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other oral iron preparations versus Cyanocobalamin, March 2026
Measure Other oral iron preparations Cyanocobalamin
Items, March 2026 1,554 240,194
Items, last 12 months 17,820 2,710,185
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £19,710 £970,485

See the full profile for Other oral iron preparations or Cyanocobalamin.