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Vitamin B compound vs Alfacalcidol

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

Alfacalcidol was dispensed 1.1× as often as Vitamin B compound in May 2026 — 66,267 items versus 60,625 in England.

60,625items

Vitamin B compound · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

66,267items

Alfacalcidol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Vitamin B compound   ·   ╌ Alfacalcidol

0 61k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Alfacalcidol 60,625 Jan 2021: 119k Feb 2021: 111k Mar 2021: 121k Apr 2021: 116k May 2021: 109k Jun 2021: 113k Jul 2021: 113k Aug 2021: 108k Sep 2021: 110k Oct 2021: 104k Nov 2021: 106k Dec 2021: 109k Jan 2022: 103k Feb 2022: 95k Mar 2022: 105k Apr 2022: 98k May 2022: 101k Jun 2022: 97k Jul 2022: 96k Aug 2022: 98k Sep 2022: 95k Oct 2022: 93k Nov 2022: 93k Dec 2022: 93k Jan 2023: 92k Feb 2023: 83k Mar 2023: 92k Apr 2023: 82k May 2023: 87k Jun 2023: 87k Jul 2023: 84k Aug 2023: 85k Sep 2023: 83k Oct 2023: 82k Nov 2023: 81k Dec 2023: 79k Jan 2024: 80k Feb 2024: 75k Mar 2024: 75k Apr 2024: 77k May 2024: 78k Jun 2024: 73k Jul 2024: 78k Aug 2024: 75k Sep 2024: 72k Oct 2024: 75k Nov 2024: 72k Dec 2024: 73k Jan 2025: 74k Feb 2025: 65k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 70k Jun 2025: 68k Jul 2025: 71k Aug 2025: 66k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 69k Nov 2025: 63k Dec 2025: 68k Jan 2026: 65k Feb 2026: 60k Mar 2026: 64k Apr 2026: 63k May 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Vitamin B compound versus Alfacalcidol, May 2026
Measure Vitamin B compound Alfacalcidol
Items, May 2026 60,625 66,267
Items, last 12 months 787,513 817,610
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £159,748 £366,507

See the full profile for Vitamin B compound or Alfacalcidol.