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Codeine 25mg/5ml oral solution

0407020C0AAABAB · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
3items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£31

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

361items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Codeine 25mg/5ml oral solution: national items dispensed by month

0 493.5 987 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 3 Jan 2021: 832 Feb 2021: 757 Mar 2021: 847 Apr 2021: 858 May 2021: 821 Jun 2021: 868 Jul 2021: 911 Aug 2021: 784 Sep 2021: 882 Oct 2021: 890 Nov 2021: 917 Dec 2021: 987 Jan 2022: 947 Feb 2022: 848 Mar 2022: 938 Apr 2022: 911 May 2022: 635 Jun 2022: 475 Jul 2022: 384 Aug 2022: 368 Sep 2022: 294 Oct 2022: 246 Nov 2022: 231 Dec 2022: 231 Jan 2023: 206 Feb 2023: 159 Mar 2023: 162 Apr 2023: 166 May 2023: 132 Jun 2023: 140 Jul 2023: 141 Aug 2023: 107 Sep 2023: 119 Oct 2023: 119 Nov 2023: 114 Dec 2023: 111 Jan 2024: 96 Feb 2024: 96 Mar 2024: 94 Apr 2024: 80 May 2024: 108 Jun 2024: 72 Jul 2024: 90 Aug 2024: 85 Sep 2024: 81 Oct 2024: 74 Nov 2024: 69 Dec 2024: 74 Jan 2025: 82 Feb 2025: 74 Mar 2025: 78 Apr 2025: 67 May 2025: 83 Jun 2025: 67 Jul 2025: 67 Aug 2025: 62 Sep 2025: 58 Oct 2025: 60 Nov 2025: 11 Dec 2025: 9 Jan 2026: 12 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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