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Vitamin B compound vs Colecalciferol

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

Colecalciferol was dispensed 39.7× as often as Vitamin B compound in March 2026 — 2,530,117 items versus 63,796 in England.

63,796items

Vitamin B compound · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,530,117items

Colecalciferol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Vitamin B compound   ·   ╌ Colecalciferol

Colecalciferol 63,796

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Vitamin B compound versus Colecalciferol, March 2026
Measure Vitamin B compound Colecalciferol
Items, March 2026 63,796 2,530,117
Items, last 12 months 802,229 29,221,677
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £166,641 £10,896,850

See the full profile for Vitamin B compound or Colecalciferol.