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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Immunological Products and Vaccines Vaccines and antisera BNF 1404000AW
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) was ranked 1137th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 189 items, up 119.8% on a year earlier.

189items +119.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,461items

Rolling 12 months

£29,862

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): national items dispensed by month

0 285.5 571 Nov 2023 Nov 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2025 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Jul 2026 224 Nov 2023: 1 Aug 2024: 8 Sep 2024: 262 Oct 2024: 571 Nov 2024: 357 Dec 2024: 438 Jan 2025: 512 Feb 2025: 372 Mar 2025: 317 Apr 2025: 283 May 2025: 86 Jun 2025: 31 Jul 2025: 72 Aug 2025: 132 Sep 2025: 82 Oct 2025: 75 Nov 2025: 59 Dec 2025: 52 Jan 2026: 203 Feb 2026: 206 Mar 2026: 189 Apr 2026: 274 May 2026: 189 Jun 2026: 170 Jul 2026: 224

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vaccines and antisera
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £158.00
  • Year on year Up 119.8% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) this month.

Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Abrysvo vaccine inj 0.5ml vials 1404000AWBCAAAB 189 £29,862

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

Where Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) volumes.

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

Compare Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 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.