Nicotinamide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Vitamins
Nicotinamide was ranked 1036th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 392 items, down 6.4% on a year earlier.
392items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£54,934
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
4,972items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Nicotinamide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Nicotinamide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nicotinamide 250mg tablets | 92 | £5,182 |
| AceNic 500mg capsules | 60 | £4,042 |
| AceNic 250mg tablets | 56 | £9,449 |
| Niatin 500mg capsules | 53 | £9,796 |
| NicoVit-B3 500mg capsules | 35 | £3,101 |
| NicoVit-B3 250mg tablets | 31 | £8,000 |
| Nicotinamide 500mg capsules | 23 | £9,834 |
| AceNic 500mg tablets | 14 | £636 |
| Niatin 500mg tablets | 11 | £2,622 |
| Nicotinamide 500mg tablets | 7 | £1,262 |
| NicoVit-B3 500mg tablets | 6 | £456 |
| AceNic 50mg tablets | 2 | £328 |
| Niatin 250mg tablets | 1 | £161 |
| NicoVit-B3 50mg tablets | 1 | £65 |
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