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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Vitamin A vs Other multivitamin preparations

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

Other multivitamin preparations was dispensed 68.1× as often as Vitamin A in May 2026 — 105,184 items versus 1,544 in England.

1,544items

Vitamin A · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

105,184items

Other multivitamin preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Vitamin A versus Other multivitamin preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Vitamin A   ·   ╌ Other multivitamin preparations

0 54k 109k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Other multivitam… 1,544 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 2k Oct 2021: 2k Nov 2021: 2k Dec 2021: 2k Jan 2022: 2k Feb 2022: 2k Mar 2022: 2k Apr 2022: 2k May 2022: 2k Jun 2022: 2k Jul 2022: 2k Aug 2022: 2k Sep 2022: 2k Oct 2022: 2k Nov 2022: 2k Dec 2022: 2k Jan 2023: 2k Feb 2023: 2k Mar 2023: 2k Apr 2023: 2k May 2023: 2k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 2k Aug 2023: 2k Sep 2023: 2k Oct 2023: 2k Nov 2023: 2k Dec 2023: 2k Jan 2024: 2k Feb 2024: 2k Mar 2024: 2k Apr 2024: 2k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 2k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Vitamin A versus Other multivitamin preparations, May 2026
Measure Vitamin A Other multivitamin preparations
Items, May 2026 1,544 105,184
Items, last 12 months 19,004 1,234,560
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £10,000 £813,649

See the full profile for Vitamin A or Other multivitamin preparations.