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Diphtheria

Immunological Products and Vaccines Vaccines and antisera BNF 1404000F0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Diphtheria was ranked 383rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 22,550 items, down 3.7% on a year earlier.

22,550items -3.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

311,694items

Rolling 12 months

£177,271

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Diphtheria: national items dispensed by month

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 22,550 Jan 2021: 4k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 5k Apr 2021: 5k May 2021: 5k Jun 2021: 6k Jul 2021: 7k Aug 2021: 5k Sep 2021: 5k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 6k Dec 2021: 5k Jan 2022: 7k Feb 2022: 7k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 13k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 15k Sep 2022: 15k Oct 2022: 14k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 14k Jan 2023: 18k Feb 2023: 18k Mar 2023: 18k Apr 2023: 14k May 2023: 14k Jun 2023: 18k Jul 2023: 19k Aug 2023: 19k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 21k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 20k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 27k Mar 2024: 24k Apr 2024: 21k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 22k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 26k Nov 2024: 22k Dec 2024: 26k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 28k Mar 2025: 27k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 22k Jun 2025: 24k Jul 2025: 27k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 28k Oct 2025: 29k Nov 2025: 28k Dec 2025: 29k Jan 2026: 34k Feb 2026: 34k Mar 2026: 30k Apr 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vaccines and antisera
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.86
  • Year on year Down 3.7% 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 Diphtheria this month.

Presentations of Diphtheria, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Revaxis vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BLAAAW 22,494 £176,038
Adacel vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BTAABD 32 £608
Repevax vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BMAAAX 12 £240
Infanrix-IPV + Hib vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BNABBB 5 £139
Infanrix Hexa vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BQAAAZ 5 £200
Boostrix-IPV inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000F0BPAAAX 2 £45

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

Where Diphtheria is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Diphtheria volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Diphtheria with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.