Cyanocobalamin
Cyanocobalamin was ranked 107th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 235,394 items, up 9.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Cyanocobalamin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Anaemias and haematological disorders
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £4.70
- Year on year Up 9.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Cyanocobalamin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets | 0901020D0AAAEAE | 122,313 | £304,690 |
| Orobalin 1mg tablets | 0901020D0BLAAAF | 34,071 | £421,211 |
| CyanocoB12 100microgram tablets | 0901020D0BKADAJ | 21,637 | £57,211 |
| CyanocoB12 1mg modified-release tablets | 0901020D0BKAAAH | 12,298 | £35,495 |
| CyanocoMinn 50microgram tablets | 0901020D0BIABAE | 10,204 | £36,316 |
| CyanocoMinn 100microgram tablets | 0901020D0BIADAJ | 8,430 | £20,541 |
| CyanocoMinn 1mg modified-release tablets | 0901020D0BIAAAH | 5,850 | £17,495 |
| ActivB12 100microgram tablets | 0901020D0BQADAJ | 4,673 | £11,648 |
| CyanocoB12 50microgram tablets | 0901020D0BKACAE | 3,386 | £11,639 |
| HealthAid Vitamin B12 1000microgram modified-release tablets | 0901020D0BEAAAH | 3,007 | £10,191 |
| CyanocoB12 1mg tablets | 0901020D0BKABAF | 2,405 | £8,874 |
| Lamberts Vitamin B12 100microgram tablets | 0901020D0BFABAJ | 1,262 | £1,950 |
| ActivB12 1mg modified-release tablets | 0901020D0BQABAH | 1,196 | £3,547 |
| CyanocoMinn 1mg tablets | 0901020D0BIACAF | 1,160 | £4,398 |
| Cyanovit-B12 1000microgram tablets | 0901020D0BHAAAF | 1,111 | £9,181 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Cyanocobalamin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cyanocobalamin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- The Ridings Medical Group 14,100
- Ash Trees Surgery 9,911
- The Park Surgery 7,171
- Holderness Health 5,885
- Leven & Beeford Medical Practice 5,403
- South Wight Medical Practice 4,612
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Cyanocobalamin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Cyanocobalamin 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.