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Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations vs Alfacalcidol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2025

Alfacalcidol was dispensed 68,055.0× as often as Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations in December 2025 — 68,055 items versus 1 in England.

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Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Alfacalcidol · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations versus Alfacalcidol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations   ·   ╌ Alfacalcidol

0 36k 72k Jan 2021 Jul 2021 May 2022 Oct 2023 Aug 2024 Dec 2025 Alfacalcidol 1 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 1 May 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 1 May 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations versus Alfacalcidol, December 2025
Measure Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations Alfacalcidol
Items, December 2025 1 68,055
Items, last 12 months 16 819,776
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £3 £382,523

See the full profile for Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations or Alfacalcidol.