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Varicella vaccine live vs Hepatitis B

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

Hepatitis B was dispensed 45.8× as often as Varicella vaccine live in May 2026 — 4,355 items versus 95 in England.

95items

Varicella vaccine live · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,355items

Hepatitis B · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Varicella vaccine live versus Hepatitis B: national items dispensed by month

▬ Varicella vaccine live   ·   ╌ Hepatitis B

0 2k 5k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Hepatitis B 95 Jan 2021: 51 Feb 2021: 46 Mar 2021: 61 Apr 2021: 68 May 2021: 66 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 72 Aug 2021: 68 Sep 2021: 80 Oct 2021: 99 Nov 2021: 99 Dec 2021: 79 Jan 2022: 101 Feb 2022: 97 Mar 2022: 108 Apr 2022: 103 May 2022: 162 Jun 2022: 127 Jul 2022: 78 Aug 2022: 80 Sep 2022: 83 Oct 2022: 108 Nov 2022: 124 Dec 2022: 108 Feb 2023: 109 Mar 2023: 111 Apr 2023: 91 May 2023: 105 Jun 2023: 98 Jul 2023: 117 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 102 Oct 2023: 89 Nov 2023: 103 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 138 Feb 2024: 114 Mar 2024: 159 Apr 2024: 146 May 2024: 134 Jun 2024: 110 Jul 2024: 142 Aug 2024: 115 Sep 2024: 125 Oct 2024: 119 Nov 2024: 126 Dec 2024: 81 Jan 2025: 108 Feb 2025: 104 Mar 2025: 140 Apr 2025: 118 May 2025: 129 Jun 2025: 136 Jul 2025: 171 Aug 2025: 153 Sep 2025: 150 Oct 2025: 131 Nov 2025: 129 Dec 2025: 97 Jan 2026: 108 Feb 2026: 105 Mar 2026: 112 Apr 2026: 113 May 2026: 95

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Varicella vaccine live versus Hepatitis B, May 2026
Measure Varicella vaccine live Hepatitis B
Items, May 2026 95 4,355
Items, last 12 months 1,500 49,902
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,227 £60,672

See the full profile for Varicella vaccine live or Hepatitis B.