Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations
Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations was ranked 461st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12,297 items, up 6.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Compound vitamin and mineral formulations
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.57
- Year on year Up 6.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valupak Multivitamin and Mineral One A Day tablets | 091000000BBPPBU | 6,431 | £5,195 |
| Centrum Advance tablets | 091000000BBKRBU | 2,422 | £7,642 |
| Centrum Advance 50+ tablets | 091000000BBNBBU | 1,400 | £5,469 |
| Valupak Multivitamin plus Iron One A Day tablets | 091000000BBPFBU | 327 | £183 |
| Centrum Fruity Chewables tablets | 091000000BBWIA0 | 278 | £2,127 |
| Pregnacare tablets | 091000000BBSTBU | 276 | £2,050 |
| PreserVision Lutein capsules | 091000000BBVGBT | 226 | £1,952 |
| ZM3 Multivitamins & Minerals capsules | 091000000BBNABT | 214 | £970 |
| Ocuvite Lutein capsules | 091000000BBXRBT | 186 | £1,171 |
| PreserVision Original capsules | 091000000BBVFBT | 157 | £1,291 |
| Vega Calcium plus Vitamin D tablets | 091000000BBRUBR | 110 | £445 |
| Solgar Calcium with Vitamin D3 tablets | 091000000BBWFA0 | 53 | £692 |
| Viteyes 2 Formula capsules | 091000000BBWQBT | 43 | £884 |
| Valupak Pregnancy tablets | 091000000BBWABU | 32 | £171 |
| Menopace tablets | 091000000BBUUBU | 29 | £244 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Download this data
The monthly series for Other compound vitamin/mineral formulation preparations is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.