Colecalciferol
Colecalciferol was the 8th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 2,411,802 items, down 1.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Colecalciferol: 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 £4.25
- Year on year Down 1.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Colecalciferol this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adcal-D3 chewable tablets tutti frutti | 0906040G0BNAABY | 234,702 | £1,160,157 |
| Adcal-D3 750mg/200unit caplets | 0906040G0BNADCD | 213,379 | £724,582 |
| Colecalciferol 800unit capsules | 0906040G0AAANAN | 202,387 | £648,432 |
| Evacal D3 1500mg/400unit chewable tablets | 0906040G0CWAABY | 198,863 | £817,860 |
| Calci-D 1000mg/1,000unit chewable tablets | 0906040G0DMAAEB | 197,302 | £749,982 |
| Colecalciferol 400unit / Calcium carbonate 1.5g chewable tab | 0906040G0AABYBY | 159,256 | £742,779 |
| Accrete D3 tablets | 0906040G0BKAABS | 144,303 | £451,137 |
| TheiCal-D3 1000mg/880unit chewable tablets | 0906040G0DGAADI | 97,882 | £406,709 |
| Colecalciferol 1,000unit tablets | 0906040G0AABGBG | 87,963 | £287,484 |
| Fultium-D3 800unit capsules (Thornton & Ross) | 0906040G0BXAAAN | 72,980 | £287,600 |
| InVita D3 800unit capsules | 0906040G0DFADAN | 63,295 | £161,248 |
| Valupak Vitamin D3 1,000unit tablets | 0906040G0BMAABG | 60,192 | £23,250 |
| Strivit-D3 800unit capsules | 0906040G0DNAAAN | 58,729 | £151,602 |
| Calcichew D3 Forte chewable tablets | 0906040G0BRABBW | 52,357 | £217,379 |
| Colecalciferol 400unit / Calcium carbonate 1.25g chew tab | 0906040G0AABWBW | 47,119 | £181,871 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Colecalciferol is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Colecalciferol volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 32,113
- Granta Medical Practices 22,519
- Swan Medical Group 18,125
- The Ridings Medical Group 18,005
- South Axholme Practice 15,343
- Holderness Health 13,471
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Colecalciferol with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Colecalciferol 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.