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Cyanocobalamin

Nutrition and Blood Anaemias and haematological disorders BNF 0901020D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Cyanocobalamin was ranked 108th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 235,394 items, up 9.4% on a year earlier.

235,394items +9.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,762,608items

Rolling 12 months

£1,106,318

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Cyanocobalamin: national items dispensed by month

0 122k 243k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 235,394 Jan 2021: 130k Feb 2021: 122k Mar 2021: 137k Apr 2021: 133k May 2021: 129k Jun 2021: 140k Jul 2021: 142k Aug 2021: 137k Sep 2021: 142k Oct 2021: 136k Nov 2021: 142k Dec 2021: 148k Jan 2022: 141k Feb 2022: 133k Mar 2022: 151k Apr 2022: 142k May 2022: 151k Jun 2022: 148k Jul 2022: 152k Aug 2022: 156k Sep 2022: 156k Oct 2022: 154k Nov 2022: 158k Dec 2022: 157k Jan 2023: 156k Feb 2023: 145k Mar 2023: 166k Apr 2023: 150k May 2023: 163k Jun 2023: 169k Jul 2023: 167k Aug 2023: 174k Sep 2023: 172k Oct 2023: 176k Nov 2023: 176k Dec 2023: 176k Jan 2024: 180k Feb 2024: 174k Mar 2024: 180k Apr 2024: 186k May 2024: 190k Jun 2024: 182k Jul 2024: 200k Aug 2024: 195k Sep 2024: 193k Oct 2024: 204k Nov 2024: 197k Dec 2024: 204k Jan 2025: 208k Feb 2025: 190k Mar 2025: 203k Apr 2025: 206k May 2025: 215k Jun 2025: 213k Jul 2025: 231k Aug 2025: 217k Sep 2025: 231k Oct 2025: 238k Nov 2025: 222k Dec 2025: 243k Jan 2026: 235k Feb 2026: 219k Mar 2026: 240k Apr 2026: 238k May 2026: 235k

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
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Cyanocobalamin this month.

Presentations of Cyanocobalamin, May 2026
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.

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.