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Riboflavin

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906025P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Riboflavin was ranked 833rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,336 items, up 1.8% on a year earlier.

1,336items +1.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

13,048items

Rolling 12 months

£187,239

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Riboflavin: national items dispensed by month

0 699.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 1,236 Jan 2021: 942 Feb 2021: 859 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 919 May 2021: 923 Jun 2021: 931 Jul 2021: 993 Aug 2021: 865 Sep 2021: 997 Oct 2021: 937 Nov 2021: 977 Dec 2021: 989 Jan 2022: 932 Feb 2022: 957 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 978 Jul 2022: 992 Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 987 Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 998 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k Jun 2026: 1k Jul 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £140.15
  • Year on year Up 1.8% 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 Riboflavin this month.

Presentations of Riboflavin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Riboflavin 50mg capsules 0906025P0AABFBF 234 £18,522
RiboEss 50mg capsules 0906025P0BPAABF 180 £30,528
RiboVit B2 100mg capsules 0906025P0BNABAU 141 £26,755
E-B2 100mg capsules 0906025P0BFAAAU 127 £37,743
RiboEss 100mg capsules 0906025P0BPABAU 123 £22,041
HealthAid Vitamin B2 100mg modified-release tablets 0906025P0BLAABM 119 £1,357
RiboVit B2 50mg capsules 0906025P0BNAABF 100 £19,106
RiboEss 100mg sustained release tablets 0906025P0BPACBM 75 £6,199
RiboVit B2 100mg modified-release tablets 0906025P0BNACBM 72 £6,184
Riboflavin 100mg capsules 0906025P0AAAUAU 50 £9,168
Solgar Vitamin B2 100mg capsules 0906025P0BHAAAU 45 £2,190
Riboflavin 120mg/5ml oral suspension 0906025P0AABNBN 26 £1,044
Riboflavin 100mg modified-release tablets 0906025P0AABMBM 17 £2,489
Riboflavin 100mg tablets 0906025P0AABPBP 10 £2,254
Riboflavin 100mg/5ml oral liquid 0906025P0AAA9A9 6 £1,322

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

Where Riboflavin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Riboflavin volumes.

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

Compare Riboflavin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Riboflavin 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.