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Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations vs Other multivitamin preparations

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 52,592.0× as often as Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations in May 2026 — 105,184 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

105,184items

Other multivitamin preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

0 54k 109k Jan 2021 Jul 2021 May 2022 Oct 2023 Aug 2024 Sep 2025 May 2026 Other multivitam… 2 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 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations versus Other multivitamin preparations, May 2026
Measure Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations Other multivitamin preparations
Items, May 2026 2 105,184
Items, last 12 months 17 1,234,560
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £6 £813,649

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