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Tocopheryl acetate

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906050T0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Tocopheryl acetate was ranked 1044th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 346 items, down 18.8% on a year earlier.

346items -18.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,549items

Rolling 12 months

£63,406

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Tocopheryl acetate: national items dispensed by month

0 347 694 Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 346 Jan 2021: 689 Feb 2021: 642 Mar 2021: 694 Apr 2021: 671 May 2021: 636 Jun 2021: 675 Jul 2021: 659 Aug 2021: 603 Sep 2021: 629 Oct 2021: 600 Dec 2021: 608 Jan 2022: 575 Feb 2022: 519 Mar 2022: 571 Apr 2022: 561 May 2022: 590 Jun 2022: 560 Jul 2022: 525 Aug 2022: 603 Sep 2022: 522 Oct 2022: 563 Nov 2022: 568 Dec 2022: 518 Jan 2023: 511 Feb 2023: 453 Mar 2023: 540 Apr 2023: 424 May 2023: 461 Jun 2023: 477 Jul 2023: 466 Aug 2023: 432 Sep 2023: 432 Oct 2023: 420 Nov 2023: 455 Dec 2023: 453 Jan 2024: 431 Feb 2024: 427 Mar 2024: 421 Apr 2024: 450 May 2024: 452 Jun 2024: 377 Jul 2024: 452 Aug 2024: 425 Sep 2024: 386 Oct 2024: 439 Nov 2024: 433 Dec 2024: 424 Jan 2025: 435 Feb 2025: 395 Mar 2025: 413 Apr 2025: 397 May 2025: 426 Jun 2025: 383 Jul 2025: 404 Aug 2025: 381 Sep 2025: 414 Oct 2025: 390 Nov 2025: 365 Dec 2025: 391 Jan 2026: 392 Feb 2026: 349 Mar 2026: 366 Apr 2026: 368 May 2026: 346

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £183.25
  • Year on year Down 18.8% 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 Tocopheryl acetate this month.

Presentations of Tocopheryl acetate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Alpha tocopheryl acetate 500mg/5ml oral suspension 0906050T0AAAFAF 316 £60,904
Alpha tocopheryl acetate 100mg chewable tablets 0906050T0AAAPAP 11 £842
Alpha-E 100mg chewable tablets 0906050T0BHAAAP 8 £594
AlphaToc-E 100mg chewable tablets 0906050T0BFABAP 7 £295
E-Tabs 100mg chewable tablets 0906050T0BDAAAP 3 £343
Liqua-E 500mg/5ml oral suspension 0906050T0BEAAAF 1 £429

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

Where Tocopheryl acetate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tocopheryl acetate volumes.

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

Compare Tocopheryl acetate with

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