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Pneumococcal vs Typhoid

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

Typhoid was dispensed 247.4× as often as Pneumococcal in May 2026 — 37,112 items versus 150 in England.

150items

Pneumococcal · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,112items

Typhoid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pneumococcal versus Typhoid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pneumococcal   ·   ╌ Typhoid

0 30k 60k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Typhoid 150 Jan 2021: 27k Feb 2021: 18k Mar 2021: 26k Apr 2021: 20k May 2021: 28k Jun 2021: 32k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 28k Oct 2021: 30k Nov 2021: 18k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 6k Feb 2022: 5k Mar 2022: 4k Apr 2022: 220 May 2022: 144 Jun 2022: 263 Jul 2022: 398 Aug 2022: 423 Sep 2022: 269 Oct 2022: 326 Nov 2022: 292 Dec 2022: 112 Jan 2023: 59 Feb 2023: 149 Mar 2023: 146 Apr 2023: 36 May 2023: 42 Jun 2023: 131 Jul 2023: 157 Aug 2023: 47 Sep 2023: 35 Oct 2023: 168 Nov 2023: 63 Dec 2023: 100 Jan 2024: 38 Feb 2024: 96 Mar 2024: 34 Apr 2024: 258 May 2024: 33 Jun 2024: 55 Jul 2024: 21 Aug 2024: 26 Sep 2024: 26 Oct 2024: 43 Nov 2024: 216 Dec 2024: 46 Jan 2025: 56 Feb 2025: 34 Mar 2025: 54 Apr 2025: 53 May 2025: 43 Jun 2025: 45 Jul 2025: 85 Aug 2025: 46 Sep 2025: 90 Oct 2025: 54 Nov 2025: 60 Dec 2025: 80 Jan 2026: 414 Feb 2026: 608 Mar 2026: 172 Apr 2026: 153 May 2026: 150

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pneumococcal versus Typhoid, May 2026
Measure Pneumococcal Typhoid
Items, May 2026 150 37,112
Items, last 12 months 1,957 574,920
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £9,596 £414,316

See the full profile for Pneumococcal or Typhoid.