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Other oral iron preparations vs Hydroxocobalamin

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

Hydroxocobalamin was dispensed 180.3× as often as Other oral iron preparations in March 2026 — 280,178 items versus 1,554 in England.

1,554items

Other oral iron preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

280,178items

Hydroxocobalamin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Other oral iron preparations   ·   ╌ Hydroxocobalamin

Hydroxocobalamin 1,554

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other oral iron preparations versus Hydroxocobalamin, March 2026
Measure Other oral iron preparations Hydroxocobalamin
Items, March 2026 1,554 280,178
Items, last 12 months 17,820 3,332,230
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £19,710 £760,031

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