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Pyridoxine hydrochloride vs Vitamin B compound

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

Vitamin B compound was dispensed 8.0× as often as Pyridoxine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 60,625 items versus 7,574 in England.

7,574items

Pyridoxine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60,625items

Vitamin B compound · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pyridoxine hydrochloride versus Vitamin B compound: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pyridoxine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Vitamin B compound

0 61k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamin B compou… 7,574 Jan 2021: 8k Feb 2021: 7k Mar 2021: 8k Apr 2021: 7k May 2021: 7k Jun 2021: 8k Jul 2021: 8k Aug 2021: 7k Sep 2021: 8k Oct 2021: 7k Nov 2021: 7k Dec 2021: 8k Jan 2022: 8k Feb 2022: 7k Mar 2022: 8k Apr 2022: 7k May 2022: 8k Jun 2022: 7k Jul 2022: 7k Aug 2022: 8k Sep 2022: 7k Oct 2022: 7k Nov 2022: 8k Dec 2022: 8k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 7k Mar 2023: 8k Apr 2023: 7k May 2023: 7k Jun 2023: 8k Jul 2023: 8k Aug 2023: 8k Sep 2023: 8k Oct 2023: 8k Nov 2023: 8k Dec 2023: 8k Jan 2024: 8k Feb 2024: 7k Mar 2024: 7k Apr 2024: 8k May 2024: 8k Jun 2024: 7k Jul 2024: 8k Aug 2024: 7k Sep 2024: 8k Oct 2024: 8k Nov 2024: 8k Dec 2024: 8k Jan 2025: 8k Feb 2025: 7k Mar 2025: 7k Apr 2025: 7k May 2025: 8k Jun 2025: 8k Jul 2025: 8k Aug 2025: 8k Sep 2025: 8k Oct 2025: 8k Nov 2025: 7k Dec 2025: 8k Jan 2026: 8k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 8k Apr 2026: 8k May 2026: 8k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pyridoxine hydrochloride versus Vitamin B compound, May 2026
Measure Pyridoxine hydrochloride Vitamin B compound
Items, May 2026 7,574 60,625
Items, last 12 months 93,337 787,513
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £95,728 £159,748

See the full profile for Pyridoxine hydrochloride or Vitamin B compound.