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Pneumococcal

Immunological Products and Vaccines Vaccines and antisera BNF 1404000L0
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Pneumococcal was ranked 1171st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 153 items, up 188.7% on a year earlier.

153items +188.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,807items

Rolling 12 months

£7,366

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pneumococcal: national items dispensed by month

0 16k 32k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 153 Jan 2021: 27k Feb 2021: 18k Mar 2021: 26k Apr 2021: 20k May 2021: 28k Jun 2021: 32k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 28k Oct 2021: 30k Nov 2021: 18k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 6k Feb 2022: 5k Mar 2022: 4k Apr 2022: 220 May 2022: 144 Jun 2022: 263 Jul 2022: 398 Aug 2022: 423 Sep 2022: 269 Oct 2022: 326 Nov 2022: 292 Dec 2022: 112 Jan 2023: 59 Feb 2023: 149 Mar 2023: 146 Apr 2023: 36 May 2023: 42 Jun 2023: 131 Jul 2023: 157 Aug 2023: 47 Sep 2023: 35 Oct 2023: 168 Nov 2023: 63 Dec 2023: 100 Jan 2024: 38 Feb 2024: 96 Mar 2024: 34 Apr 2024: 258 May 2024: 33 Jun 2024: 55 Jul 2024: 21 Aug 2024: 26 Sep 2024: 26 Oct 2024: 43 Nov 2024: 216 Dec 2024: 46 Jan 2025: 56 Feb 2025: 34 Mar 2025: 54 Apr 2025: 53 May 2025: 43 Jun 2025: 45 Jul 2025: 85 Aug 2025: 46 Sep 2025: 90 Oct 2025: 54 Nov 2025: 60 Dec 2025: 80 Jan 2026: 414 Feb 2026: 608 Mar 2026: 172 Apr 2026: 153

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vaccines and antisera
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £48.14
  • Year on year Up 188.7% 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 Pneumococcal this month.

Presentations of Pneumococcal, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pneumovax 23 inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000L0BBADAC 25 £420
Prevenar 13 vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000L0BEACAF 69 £3,535
Prevenar 20 vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000L0BEADAF 55 £3,108
Capvaxive vacc inj 0.5ml pre-filled syringes 1404000L0BIAAAG 4 £303

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

Where Pneumococcal is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pneumococcal volumes.

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

Compare Pneumococcal with

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