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Thiamine hydrochloride vs Colecalciferol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 7.4× as often as Thiamine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 2,411,802 items versus 326,017 in England.

326,017items

Thiamine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,411,802items

Colecalciferol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Thiamine hydrochloride versus Colecalciferol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Thiamine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Colecalciferol

0 1.3m 2.6m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Colecalciferol 326,017 Jan 2021: 258k Feb 2021: 244k Mar 2021: 272k Apr 2021: 264k May 2021: 253k Jun 2021: 269k Jul 2021: 272k Aug 2021: 262k Sep 2021: 272k Oct 2021: 262k Nov 2021: 270k Dec 2021: 281k Jan 2022: 269k Feb 2022: 251k Mar 2022: 282k Apr 2022: 267k May 2022: 277k Jun 2022: 271k Jul 2022: 271k Aug 2022: 280k Sep 2022: 276k Oct 2022: 274k Nov 2022: 280k Dec 2022: 280k Jan 2023: 281k Feb 2023: 260k Mar 2023: 296k Apr 2023: 266k May 2023: 285k Jun 2023: 291k Jul 2023: 285k Aug 2023: 294k Sep 2023: 287k Oct 2023: 293k Nov 2023: 296k Dec 2023: 292k Jan 2024: 303k Feb 2024: 285k Mar 2024: 290k Apr 2024: 301k May 2024: 307k Jun 2024: 290k Jul 2024: 317k Aug 2024: 309k Sep 2024: 301k Oct 2024: 321k Nov 2024: 308k Dec 2024: 315k Jan 2025: 325k Feb 2025: 292k Mar 2025: 309k Apr 2025: 313k May 2025: 322k Jun 2025: 316k Jul 2025: 337k Aug 2025: 313k Sep 2025: 330k Oct 2025: 341k Nov 2025: 315k Dec 2025: 347k Jan 2026: 336k Feb 2026: 311k Mar 2026: 338k Apr 2026: 334k May 2026: 326k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Thiamine hydrochloride versus Colecalciferol, May 2026
Measure Thiamine hydrochloride Colecalciferol
Items, May 2026 326,017 2,411,802
Items, last 12 months 3,944,640 29,296,182
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £512,094 £10,240,564

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