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Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 090603100
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV

Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations was dispensed in England in December 2025, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in December 2025

4items

Rolling 12 months

£3

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 1.5 3 Jan 2021 Jul 2021 May 2022 Oct 2023 Aug 2024 Dec 2025 1 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 1 May 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 1 May 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.08
  • Year on year Little changed 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, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations this month.

Presentations of Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Solgar Vitamin C 1000mg capsules 090603100BBCVA0 1 £3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) preparations with

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