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Other vitamin B preparations vs Other multivitamin preparations

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 657.4× as often as Other vitamin B preparations in May 2026 — 105,184 items versus 160 in England.

160items

Other vitamin B preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

105,184items

Other multivitamin preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Other vitamin B preparations   ·   ╌ Other multivitamin preparations

0 54k 109k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Other multivitam… 160 Jan 2021: 210 Feb 2021: 160 Mar 2021: 212 Apr 2021: 215 May 2021: 189 Jun 2021: 201 Jul 2021: 220 Aug 2021: 250 Sep 2021: 207 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 226 Dec 2021: 196 Jan 2022: 202 Feb 2022: 193 Mar 2022: 233 Apr 2022: 205 May 2022: 224 Jun 2022: 212 Jul 2022: 189 Aug 2022: 201 Sep 2022: 180 Oct 2022: 192 Nov 2022: 219 Dec 2022: 183 Jan 2023: 177 Feb 2023: 173 Mar 2023: 202 Apr 2023: 173 May 2023: 197 Jun 2023: 220 Jul 2023: 188 Aug 2023: 211 Sep 2023: 173 Oct 2023: 205 Nov 2023: 200 Dec 2023: 191 Jan 2024: 183 Feb 2024: 188 Mar 2024: 197 Apr 2024: 147 May 2024: 172 Jun 2024: 144 Jul 2024: 173 Aug 2024: 164 Sep 2024: 163 Oct 2024: 159 Nov 2024: 151 Dec 2024: 178 Jan 2025: 184 Feb 2025: 160 Mar 2025: 186 Apr 2025: 153 May 2025: 178 Jun 2025: 178 Jul 2025: 212 Aug 2025: 163 Sep 2025: 190 Oct 2025: 166 Nov 2025: 178 Dec 2025: 173 Jan 2026: 170 Feb 2026: 186 Mar 2026: 152 Apr 2026: 189 May 2026: 160

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other vitamin B preparations versus Other multivitamin preparations, May 2026
Measure Other vitamin B preparations Other multivitamin preparations
Items, May 2026 160 105,184
Items, last 12 months 2,117 1,234,560
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £23,845 £813,649

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