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Vitamin B compound

Nutrition and Blood Vitamins BNF 0906027G0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Vitamin B compound was ranked 231st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 62,794 items, down 7.8% on a year earlier.

62,794items -7.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

726,888items

Rolling 12 months

£164,614

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Vitamin B compound: national items dispensed by month

0 61k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 62,794 Jan 2021: 119k Feb 2021: 111k Mar 2021: 121k Apr 2021: 116k May 2021: 109k Jun 2021: 113k Jul 2021: 113k Aug 2021: 108k Sep 2021: 110k Oct 2021: 104k Nov 2021: 106k Dec 2021: 109k Jan 2022: 103k Feb 2022: 95k Mar 2022: 105k Apr 2022: 98k May 2022: 101k Jun 2022: 97k Jul 2022: 96k Aug 2022: 98k Sep 2022: 95k Oct 2022: 93k Nov 2022: 93k Dec 2022: 93k Jan 2023: 92k Feb 2023: 83k Mar 2023: 92k Apr 2023: 82k May 2023: 87k Jun 2023: 87k Jul 2023: 84k Aug 2023: 85k Sep 2023: 83k Oct 2023: 82k Nov 2023: 81k Dec 2023: 79k Jan 2024: 80k Feb 2024: 75k Mar 2024: 75k Apr 2024: 77k May 2024: 78k Jun 2024: 73k Jul 2024: 78k Aug 2024: 75k Sep 2024: 72k Oct 2024: 75k Nov 2024: 72k Dec 2024: 73k Jan 2025: 74k Feb 2025: 65k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 70k Jun 2025: 68k Jul 2025: 71k Aug 2025: 66k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 69k Nov 2025: 63k Dec 2025: 68k Jan 2026: 65k Feb 2026: 60k Mar 2026: 64k Apr 2026: 63k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Vitamins
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.62
  • Year on year Down 7.8% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Vitamin B compound this month.

Presentations of Vitamin B compound, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Vitamin B compound strong tablets 0906027G0AAABAB 61,584 £91,569
Vitamin B compound tablets 0906027G0AAAAAA 1,210 £73,046

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

Where Vitamin B compound is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Vitamin B compound volumes.

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

Compare Vitamin B compound with

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