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Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations

Nutrition and Blood Compound vitamin and mineral formulations BNF 091000000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations was ranked 466th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 12,081 items, up 5.1% on a year earlier.

12,081items +5.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

129,697items

Rolling 12 months

£31,499

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Compound vitamin and mineral formulations
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.61
  • Year on year Up 5.1% 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 Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations this month.

Presentations of Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Valupak Multivitamin and Mineral One A Day tablets 091000000BBPPBU 6,261 £5,003
Centrum Advance tablets 091000000BBKRBU 2,396 £7,745
Centrum Advance 50+ tablets 091000000BBNBBU 1,412 £5,215
Valupak Multivitamin plus Iron One A Day tablets 091000000BBPFBU 343 £180
Pregnacare tablets 091000000BBSTBU 279 £2,113
Centrum Fruity Chewables tablets 091000000BBWIA0 250 £1,803
PreserVision Lutein capsules 091000000BBVGBT 242 £2,307
ZM3 Multivitamins & Minerals capsules 091000000BBNABT 228 £989
Ocuvite Lutein capsules 091000000BBXRBT 195 £1,195
PreserVision Original capsules 091000000BBVFBT 133 £1,206
Vega Calcium plus Vitamin D tablets 091000000BBRUBR 86 £393
Viteyes 2 Formula capsules 091000000BBWQBT 39 £960
Valupak Pregnancy tablets 091000000BBWABU 32 £205
BioCare Adult Multivitamins & Minerals capsules 091000000BBWTBT 32 £297
Solgar Calcium with Vitamin D3 tablets 091000000BBWFA0 30 £566

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

Where Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations volumes.

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