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Varicella vaccine live

Immunological Products and Vaccines Vaccines and antisera BNF 140400050
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Varicella vaccine live was ranked 1212th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 113 items, down 4.2% on a year earlier.

113items -4.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,405items

Rolling 12 months

£4,828

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Varicella vaccine live: national items dispensed by month

0 85.5 171 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 113 Jan 2021: 51 Feb 2021: 46 Mar 2021: 61 Apr 2021: 68 May 2021: 66 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 72 Aug 2021: 68 Sep 2021: 80 Oct 2021: 99 Nov 2021: 99 Dec 2021: 79 Jan 2022: 101 Feb 2022: 97 Mar 2022: 108 Apr 2022: 103 May 2022: 162 Jun 2022: 127 Jul 2022: 78 Aug 2022: 80 Sep 2022: 83 Oct 2022: 108 Nov 2022: 124 Dec 2022: 108 Jan 2023: 95 Feb 2023: 109 Mar 2023: 111 Apr 2023: 91 May 2023: 105 Jun 2023: 98 Jul 2023: 117 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 102 Oct 2023: 89 Nov 2023: 103 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 138 Feb 2024: 114 Mar 2024: 159 Apr 2024: 146 May 2024: 134 Jun 2024: 110 Jul 2024: 142 Aug 2024: 115 Sep 2024: 125 Oct 2024: 119 Nov 2024: 126 Dec 2024: 81 Jan 2025: 108 Feb 2025: 104 Mar 2025: 140 Apr 2025: 118 May 2025: 129 Jun 2025: 136 Jul 2025: 171 Aug 2025: 153 Sep 2025: 150 Oct 2025: 131 Nov 2025: 129 Dec 2025: 97 Jan 2026: 108 Feb 2026: 105 Mar 2026: 112 Apr 2026: 113

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vaccines and antisera
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £42.73
  • Year on year Down 4.2% 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 Varicella vaccine live this month.

Presentations of Varicella vaccine live, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Varilrix vacc inj 0.5ml vials 140400050BBAAAB 52 £2,103
Varivax vacc inj 0.5ml vials 140400050BCAAAC 61 £2,725

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

Where Varicella vaccine live is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Varicella vaccine live volumes.

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

Compare Varicella vaccine live with

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