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Other vitamin B compound preparations vs Other multivitamin preparations

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 3,140.4× as often as Other vitamin B compound preparations in June 2026 — 113,056 items versus 36 in England.

36items

Other vitamin B compound preparations · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

113,056items

Other multivitamin preparations · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other vitamin B compound preparations versus Other multivitamin preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other vitamin B compound preparations   ·   ╌ Other multivitamin preparations

0 57k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Other multivitam… 36 Jan 2021: 26 Feb 2021: 23 Mar 2021: 30 Apr 2021: 21 May 2021: 28 Jun 2021: 27 Jul 2021: 33 Aug 2021: 29 Sep 2021: 25 Oct 2021: 16 Nov 2021: 20 Dec 2021: 18 Jan 2022: 16 Feb 2022: 16 Mar 2022: 12 Apr 2022: 19 May 2022: 15 Jun 2022: 13 Jul 2022: 19 Aug 2022: 17 Sep 2022: 16 Oct 2022: 19 Nov 2022: 26 Dec 2022: 25 Jan 2023: 20 Feb 2023: 18 Mar 2023: 18 Apr 2023: 23 May 2023: 16 Jun 2023: 23 Jul 2023: 23 Aug 2023: 14 Sep 2023: 19 Oct 2023: 16 Nov 2023: 10 Dec 2023: 17 Jan 2024: 31 Feb 2024: 30 Mar 2024: 17 Apr 2024: 28 May 2024: 27 Jun 2024: 22 Jul 2024: 26 Aug 2024: 29 Sep 2024: 30 Oct 2024: 21 Nov 2024: 29 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 27 Feb 2025: 24 Mar 2025: 32 Apr 2025: 33 May 2025: 28 Jun 2025: 30 Jul 2025: 43 Aug 2025: 30 Sep 2025: 37 Oct 2025: 31 Nov 2025: 43 Dec 2025: 42 Jan 2026: 33 Feb 2026: 26 Mar 2026: 37 Apr 2026: 32 May 2026: 35 Jun 2026: 36

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Other vitamin B compound preparations versus Other multivitamin preparations, June 2026
Measure Other vitamin B compound preparations Other multivitamin preparations
Items, June 2026 36 113,056
Items, last 12 months 425 1,249,728
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £120 £877,999

See the full profile for Other vitamin B compound preparations or Other multivitamin preparations.