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Nicotinamide

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906022K0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Nicotinamide was ranked 1034th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 381 items, down 5.5% on a year earlier.

381items -5.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,508items

Rolling 12 months

£52,914

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Nicotinamide: national items dispensed by month

0 282.5 565 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 381 Jan 2021: 425 Feb 2021: 371 Mar 2021: 403 Apr 2021: 422 May 2021: 383 Jun 2021: 421 Jul 2021: 460 Aug 2021: 422 Sep 2021: 473 Oct 2021: 407 Nov 2021: 450 Dec 2021: 470 Jan 2022: 472 Feb 2022: 429 Mar 2022: 533 Apr 2022: 541 May 2022: 500 Jun 2022: 443 Jul 2022: 435 Aug 2022: 474 Sep 2022: 431 Oct 2022: 418 Nov 2022: 449 Dec 2022: 453 Jan 2023: 441 Feb 2023: 441 Mar 2023: 450 Apr 2023: 411 May 2023: 429 Jun 2023: 429 Jul 2023: 418 Aug 2023: 449 Sep 2023: 425 Oct 2023: 425 Nov 2023: 389 Dec 2023: 418 Jan 2024: 434 Feb 2024: 406 Mar 2024: 424 Apr 2024: 483 May 2024: 441 Jun 2024: 404 Jul 2024: 447 Aug 2024: 432 Sep 2024: 438 Oct 2024: 565 Nov 2024: 398 Dec 2024: 474 Jan 2025: 439 Feb 2025: 395 Mar 2025: 419 Apr 2025: 403 May 2025: 442 Jun 2025: 472 Jul 2025: 434 Aug 2025: 397 Sep 2025: 431 Oct 2025: 437 Nov 2025: 369 Dec 2025: 459 Jan 2026: 406 Feb 2026: 330 Mar 2026: 392 Apr 2026: 381

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £138.88
  • Year on year Down 5.5% 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 Nicotinamide this month.

Presentations of Nicotinamide, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nicotinamide 250mg tablets 0906022K0AAAPAP 80 £3,022
AceNic 250mg tablets 0906022K0BHADAP 60 £9,906
AceNic 500mg capsules 0906022K0BHABAG 59 £4,882
Niatin 500mg capsules 0906022K0BDAAAG 44 £8,847
NicoVit-B3 500mg capsules 0906022K0BGACAG 43 £2,403
NicoVit-B3 250mg tablets 0906022K0BGAAAP 38 £10,937
Nicotinamide 500mg capsules 0906022K0AAAGAG 19 £5,521
Niatin 500mg tablets 0906022K0BDABAC 11 £1,807
Nicotinamide 500mg tablets 0906022K0AAACAC 8 £3,447
NicoVit-B3 500mg tablets 0906022K0BGABAC 8 £1,191
AceNic 500mg tablets 0906022K0BHACAC 4 £273
AceNic 50mg tablets 0906022K0BHAEAA 3 £524
Niatin 250mg tablets 0906022K0BDADAP 2 £89
NicoVit-B3 50mg tablets 0906022K0BGADAA 1 £65
Glaucomin High Strength capsules 0906022K0BJAAAU 1 £1

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

Where Nicotinamide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nicotinamide volumes.

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

Compare Nicotinamide with

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