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Thiamine hydrochloride vs Vitamin B compound

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

Thiamine hydrochloride was dispensed 5.4× as often as Vitamin B compound in May 2026 — 326,017 items versus 60,625 in England.

326,017items

Thiamine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60,625items

Vitamin B compound · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Thiamine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Vitamin B compound

0 174k 347k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamin B compou… 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 Vitamin B compound, May 2026
Measure Thiamine hydrochloride Vitamin B compound
Items, May 2026 326,017 60,625
Items, last 12 months 3,944,640 787,513
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £512,094 £159,748

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