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Alfacalcidol

Alfacalcidol

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906040B0

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Alfacalcidol was ranked 216th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 68,055 items, up 3.3% on a year earlier.

68,055items +3.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

751,343items

Rolling 12 months

£382,523

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Alfacalcidol: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Vitamins
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £5.62
Year on year Up 3.3% on a year earlier

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Alfacalcidol this month.

Presentations of Alfacalcidol, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Alfacalcidol 250nanogram capsules	0906040B0AAAAAA	33,566	£80,826
Alfacalcidol 500nanogram capsules	0906040B0AAAIAI	17,802	£79,403
Alfacalcidol 1microgram capsules	0906040B0AAABAB	11,495	£153,398
One-Alpha 250nanogram capsules	0906040B0BBAAAA	2,148	£10,821
One-Alpha 0.5microgram capsules	0906040B0BBAHAI	1,272	£11,600
One-Alpha 2micrograms/ml oral drops	0906040B0BBAIAJ	1,082	£39,086
One-Alpha 1microgram capsules	0906040B0BBABAB	478	£6,659
AlfacalEss 0.25microgram capsules	0906040B0BCAAAA	116	£132
AlfacalEss 0.5microgram capsules	0906040B0BCABAI	50	£124
AlfacalEss 1microgram capsules	0906040B0BCACAB	20	£79
AlfaD 0.25microgram capsules	0906040B0BEADAA	10	£38
AlfaD 1microgram capsules	0906040B0BEACAB	9	£139
One-Alpha 2micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules	0906040B0BBAGAG	2	£165
AlfaD 0.5microgram capsules	0906040B0BEABAI	2	£30
One-Alpha 1micrograms/0.5ml solution for injection ampoules	0906040B0BBAFAF	1	£22

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Alfacalcidol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alfacalcidol volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

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