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Codeine 15mg tablets

0407020C0AAADAD · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
180,154items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£400,986

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

2,159,726items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Codeine 15mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 94k 188k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 180,154 Jan 2021: 155k Feb 2021: 146k Mar 2021: 167k Apr 2021: 160k May 2021: 153k Jun 2021: 164k Jul 2021: 162k Aug 2021: 155k Sep 2021: 163k Oct 2021: 156k Nov 2021: 161k Dec 2021: 165k Jan 2022: 159k Feb 2022: 150k Mar 2022: 173k Apr 2022: 158k May 2022: 165k Jun 2022: 161k Jul 2022: 157k Aug 2022: 162k Sep 2022: 164k Oct 2022: 162k Nov 2022: 166k Dec 2022: 161k Jan 2023: 166k Feb 2023: 153k Mar 2023: 175k Apr 2023: 157k May 2023: 168k Jun 2023: 173k Jul 2023: 167k Aug 2023: 171k Sep 2023: 168k Oct 2023: 170k Nov 2023: 171k Dec 2023: 168k Jan 2024: 176k Feb 2024: 166k Mar 2024: 169k Apr 2024: 175k May 2024: 179k Jun 2024: 165k Jul 2024: 177k Aug 2024: 171k Sep 2024: 171k Oct 2024: 181k Nov 2024: 171k Dec 2024: 173k Jan 2025: 181k Feb 2025: 162k Mar 2025: 175k Apr 2025: 176k May 2025: 181k Jun 2025: 176k Jul 2025: 185k Aug 2025: 170k Sep 2025: 182k Oct 2025: 187k Nov 2025: 170k Dec 2025: 185k Jan 2026: 183k Feb 2026: 167k Mar 2026: 188k Apr 2026: 185k May 2026: 180k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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