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Cod liver oil

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906011H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Cod liver oil was ranked 1099th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 259 items, down 11.0% on a year earlier.

259items -11%

Dispensed in April 2026

3,386items

Rolling 12 months

£518

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Cod liver oil: national items dispensed by month

0 286 572 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 259 Jan 2021: 572 Feb 2021: 488 Mar 2021: 560 Apr 2021: 555 May 2021: 502 Jun 2021: 540 Jul 2021: 548 Aug 2021: 531 Sep 2021: 530 Oct 2021: 477 Nov 2021: 530 Dec 2021: 510 Jan 2022: 509 Feb 2022: 497 Mar 2022: 535 Apr 2022: 472 May 2022: 474 Jun 2022: 486 Jul 2022: 459 Aug 2022: 478 Sep 2022: 446 Oct 2022: 440 Nov 2022: 446 Dec 2022: 450 Jan 2023: 412 Feb 2023: 370 Mar 2023: 431 Apr 2023: 400 May 2023: 388 Jun 2023: 419 Jul 2023: 395 Aug 2023: 392 Sep 2023: 403 Oct 2023: 424 Nov 2023: 403 Dec 2023: 368 Jan 2024: 417 Feb 2024: 369 Mar 2024: 363 Apr 2024: 406 May 2024: 384 Jun 2024: 327 Jul 2024: 387 Aug 2024: 397 Sep 2024: 361 Oct 2024: 346 Nov 2024: 373 Dec 2024: 354 Jan 2025: 331 Feb 2025: 283 Mar 2025: 286 Apr 2025: 291 May 2025: 333 Jun 2025: 285 Jul 2025: 322 Aug 2025: 319 Sep 2025: 316 Oct 2025: 351 Nov 2025: 277 Dec 2025: 330 Jan 2026: 339 Feb 2026: 289 Mar 2026: 299 Apr 2026: 259

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.00
  • Year on year Down 11.0% 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 Cod liver oil this month.

Presentations of Cod liver oil, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Valupak Cod Liver Oil 400mg capsules 0906011H0CQAAAN 97 £66
Valupak Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules 0906011H0DHAAAG 63 £91
Valupak Cod Liver Oil High Strength 550mg capsules 0906011H0CQACAH 38 £64
HealthAid Mega Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules 0906011H0BQABAG 38 £212
Seven Seas Simply Timeless Cod Liver Oil One-A-Day capsules 0906011H0BDAIBB 6 £45
Lamberts Cod Liver Oil 1000mg capsules 0906011H0CIABAG 6 £3
Elive Cod Liver Oil 500mg capsules 0906011H0DFABAF 5 £9
Natures Aid Cod Liver Oil 550mg capsules 0906011H0DJABAH 2 £2
Seven Seas Pure Cod Liver Oil capsules 0906011H0BDAABE 1 £3
Seven Seas Simply Timeless Traditional Cod Liver Oil liquid 0906011H0BDABAB 1 £5
Seven Seas Simply Timeless Cod Liver Oil syrup orange 0906011H0BDAFAB 1 £5
HealthAid Super Cod Liver Oil 550mg capsules 0906011H0BQAAAH 1 £12

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

Where Cod liver oil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cod liver oil volumes.

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.