Ascorbic acid
Ascorbic acid was ranked 588th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5,872 items, up 3.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Ascorbic acid: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Vitamins
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £49.88
- Year on year Up 3.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Ascorbic acid this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascorbic acid 500mg tablets | 0906031C0AAAIAI | 2,501 | £131,617 |
| Ascorbic acid 50mg tablets | 0906031C0AAAFAF | 1,135 | £77,498 |
| Ascorbic acid 100mg tablets | 0906031C0AAAGAG | 904 | £42,974 |
| Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets | 0906031C0AAAHAH | 458 | £36,718 |
| Ascorb 500mg tablets | 0906031C0CGADAI | 253 | £617 |
| Ascorb 50mg tablets | 0906031C0CGAAAF | 152 | £167 |
| Lamberts Vitamin C Time Release 500mg tablets | 0906031C0CBAABJ | 151 | £530 |
| Lamberts Vitamin C Time Release 1000mg tablets | 0906031C0CBABBX | 105 | £472 |
| Ascorb 200mg tablets | 0906031C0CGACAH | 94 | £134 |
| Ascorb 100mg tablets | 0906031C0CGABAG | 84 | £132 |
| Valupak Vitamin C 1000mg effervescent tablets | 0906031C0BNAECC | 25 | £40 |
| Ascorbic acid 500mg/5ml oral liquid | 0906031C0AABGBG | 4 | £1,989 |
| HealthAid Vitamin C 1000mg chewable tablets | 0906031C0CCAABW | 2 | £9 |
| HealthAid Vitamin C 500mg chewable tablets | 0906031C0CCAHAL | 2 | £9 |
| Lamberts Vitamin C Time Release 1500mg tablets | 0906031C0CBACBY | 1 | £7 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Ascorbic acid is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ascorbic acid volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Ascorbic acid with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Ascorbic acid is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.