Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Shingles (H/Z) vs Hepatitis B

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

Hepatitis B was dispensed 14.8× as often as Shingles (H/Z) in June 2026 — 4,145 items versus 280 in England.

280items

Shingles (H/Z) · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,145items

Hepatitis B · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Shingles (H/Z) versus Hepatitis B: national items dispensed by month

▬ Shingles (H/Z)   ·   ╌ Hepatitis B

0 2k 5k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Hepatitis B 280 Jan 2021: 348 Feb 2021: 159 Mar 2021: 256 Apr 2021: 172 May 2021: 329 Jun 2021: 486 Jul 2021: 606 Aug 2021: 573 Sep 2021: 589 Oct 2021: 649 Nov 2021: 596 Dec 2021: 755 Jan 2022: 574 Feb 2022: 533 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 504 May 2022: 601 Jun 2022: 568 Jul 2022: 462 Aug 2022: 649 Sep 2022: 424 Oct 2022: 523 Nov 2022: 493 Dec 2022: 515 Jan 2023: 412 Feb 2023: 619 Mar 2023: 413 Apr 2023: 449 May 2023: 351 Jun 2023: 279 Jul 2023: 350 Aug 2023: 490 Sep 2023: 449 Oct 2023: 801 Nov 2023: 708 Dec 2023: 646 Jan 2024: 686 Feb 2024: 467 Mar 2024: 403 Apr 2024: 472 May 2024: 478 Jun 2024: 501 Jul 2024: 376 Aug 2024: 442 Sep 2024: 443 Oct 2024: 589 Nov 2024: 316 Dec 2024: 341 Jan 2025: 336 Feb 2025: 241 Mar 2025: 268 Apr 2025: 329 May 2025: 315 Jun 2025: 241 Jul 2025: 270 Aug 2025: 321 Sep 2025: 238 Oct 2025: 554 Nov 2025: 304 Dec 2025: 330 Jan 2026: 796 Feb 2026: 528 Mar 2026: 402 Apr 2026: 375 May 2026: 293 Jun 2026: 280

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Shingles (H/Z) versus Hepatitis B, June 2026
Measure Shingles (H/Z) Hepatitis B
Items, June 2026 280 4,145
Items, last 12 months 4,691 49,998
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £45,280 £58,001

See the full profile for Shingles (H/Z) or Hepatitis B.