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Riboflavin vs Vitamin B compound

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

Vitamin B compound was dispensed 45.4× as often as Riboflavin in May 2026 — 60,625 items versus 1,336 in England.

1,336items

Riboflavin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60,625items

Vitamin B compound · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Riboflavin   ·   ╌ Vitamin B compound

0 61k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamin B compou… 1,336 Jan 2021: 942 Feb 2021: 859 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 919 May 2021: 923 Jun 2021: 931 Jul 2021: 993 Aug 2021: 865 Sep 2021: 997 Oct 2021: 937 Nov 2021: 977 Dec 2021: 989 Jan 2022: 932 Feb 2022: 957 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 978 Jul 2022: 992 Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 987 Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 998 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Riboflavin versus Vitamin B compound, May 2026
Measure Riboflavin Vitamin B compound
Items, May 2026 1,336 60,625
Items, last 12 months 15,736 787,513
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £187,239 £159,748

See the full profile for Riboflavin or Vitamin B compound.