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Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets

0407020G0AAACAC · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
101,346items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£493,681

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,226,491items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

0 55k 110k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 101,346 Jan 2021: 104k Feb 2021: 98k Mar 2021: 110k Apr 2021: 106k May 2021: 101k Jun 2021: 108k Jul 2021: 108k Aug 2021: 103k Sep 2021: 107k Oct 2021: 103k Nov 2021: 106k Dec 2021: 110k Jan 2022: 102k Feb 2022: 97k Mar 2022: 109k Apr 2022: 103k May 2022: 105k Jun 2022: 103k Jul 2022: 102k Aug 2022: 104k Sep 2022: 104k Oct 2022: 103k Nov 2022: 105k Dec 2022: 104k Jan 2023: 103k Feb 2023: 94k Mar 2023: 107k Apr 2023: 96k May 2023: 102k Jun 2023: 104k Jul 2023: 101k Aug 2023: 104k Sep 2023: 100k Oct 2023: 102k Nov 2023: 102k Dec 2023: 101k Jan 2024: 103k Feb 2024: 97k Mar 2024: 99k Apr 2024: 102k May 2024: 104k Jun 2024: 96k Jul 2024: 105k Aug 2024: 101k Sep 2024: 98k Oct 2024: 104k Nov 2024: 99k Dec 2024: 103k Jan 2025: 104k Feb 2025: 94k Mar 2025: 99k Apr 2025: 100k May 2025: 103k Jun 2025: 100k Jul 2025: 106k Aug 2025: 99k Sep 2025: 102k Oct 2025: 106k Nov 2025: 96k Dec 2025: 108k Jan 2026: 103k Feb 2026: 95k Mar 2026: 106k Apr 2026: 104k May 2026: 101k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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