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PharmaInsight

Codeine 30mg tablets

0407020C0AAAEAE · Central Nervous System
Data updated April 2026
301,600items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£896,968

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

3,201,288items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Codeine 30mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 154k 308k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 Apr 2026 301,600 Jan 2021: 256k Feb 2021: 240k Mar 2021: 272k Apr 2021: 262k May 2021: 251k Jun 2021: 268k Jul 2021: 266k Aug 2021: 256k Sep 2021: 269k Oct 2021: 258k Nov 2021: 267k Dec 2021: 279k Jan 2022: 263k Feb 2022: 248k Mar 2022: 282k Apr 2022: 261k May 2022: 271k Jun 2022: 265k Jul 2022: 261k Aug 2022: 270k Sep 2022: 272k Oct 2022: 269k Nov 2022: 274k Dec 2022: 273k Jan 2023: 275k Feb 2023: 253k Mar 2023: 289k Apr 2023: 258k May 2023: 275k Jun 2023: 281k Jul 2023: 271k Aug 2023: 279k Sep 2023: 272k Oct 2023: 277k Nov 2023: 278k Dec 2023: 275k Jan 2024: 285k Feb 2024: 268k Mar 2024: 273k Apr 2024: 282k May 2024: 289k Jun 2024: 269k Jul 2024: 295k Aug 2024: 285k Sep 2024: 277k Oct 2024: 295k Nov 2024: 280k Dec 2024: 287k Jan 2025: 296k Feb 2025: 263k Mar 2025: 281k Apr 2025: 283k Jun 2025: 280k Jul 2025: 298k Aug 2025: 276k Sep 2025: 291k Oct 2025: 300k Nov 2025: 273k Dec 2025: 302k Jan 2026: 293k Feb 2026: 278k Mar 2026: 308k Apr 2026: 302k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Top dispensing practices

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