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Urea vs Vitamin E

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

Urea was dispensed 40,344.0× as often as Vitamin E in May 2026 — 40,344 items versus 1 in England.

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Urea · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Vitamin E · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Urea versus Vitamin E: national items dispensed by month

▬ Urea   ·   ╌ Vitamin E

0 21k 41k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamin E 40,344 Jan 2021: 35k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 37k Apr 2021: 37k May 2021: 34k Jun 2021: 35k Jul 2021: 34k Aug 2021: 32k Sep 2021: 33k Oct 2021: 31k Nov 2021: 32k Dec 2021: 32k Jan 2022: 32k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 36k Apr 2022: 32k May 2022: 34k Jun 2022: 34k Jul 2022: 34k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 33k Oct 2022: 32k Nov 2022: 32k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 33k Feb 2023: 32k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 36k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 36k Aug 2023: 36k Sep 2023: 35k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 36k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 36k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 35k Apr 2024: 38k May 2024: 38k Jun 2024: 36k Jul 2024: 39k Aug 2024: 37k Sep 2024: 36k Oct 2024: 38k Nov 2024: 36k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 39k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 38k Apr 2025: 38k May 2025: 40k Jun 2025: 39k Jul 2025: 41k Aug 2025: 37k Sep 2025: 38k Oct 2025: 40k Nov 2025: 36k Dec 2025: 40k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 41k May 2026: 40k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Urea versus Vitamin E, May 2026
Measure Urea Vitamin E
Items, May 2026 40,344 1
Items, last 12 months 471,658 12
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £671,086 £4

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