Cod liver oil
Cod liver oil was ranked 1065th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 299 items, down 10.2% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Cod liver oil: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Vitamins
- Presentations 13 shown
- Average cost / item £2.12
- Year on year Down 10.2% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Cod liver oil this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valupak Cod Liver Oil 400mg capsules | 0906011H0CQAAAN | 131 | £102 |
| Valupak Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules | 0906011H0DHAAAG | 62 | £109 |
| Valupak Cod Liver Oil High Strength 550mg capsules | 0906011H0CQACAH | 43 | £75 |
| HealthAid Mega Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules | 0906011H0BQABAG | 38 | £278 |
| Seven Seas Simply Timeless Cod Liver Oil One-A-Day capsules | 0906011H0BDAIBB | 8 | £17 |
| Elive Cod Liver Oil 500mg capsules | 0906011H0DFABAF | 6 | £16 |
| Seven Seas One-A-Day Pure Cod Liver Oil 500mg capsules | 0906011H0BDACAF | 3 | £12 |
| Lamberts Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules | 0906011H0CIABAG | 2 | £1 |
| Health Plus Super Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules | 0906011H0DIAAAG | 2 | £10 |
| Seven Seas Pure Cod Liver Oil capsules | 0906011H0BDAABE | 1 | £0 |
| Seven Seas Simply Timeless Cod Liver Oil syrup orange | 0906011H0BDAFAB | 1 | £5 |
| HealthAid Super Cod Liver Oil 550mg capsules | 0906011H0BQAAAH | 1 | £2 |
| Premier Cod Liver Oil High Strength 1000mg capsules | 0906011H0BXABAG | 1 | £5 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Cod liver oil is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cod liver oil volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Cod liver oil with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Cod liver oil 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.