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Aspirin vs Morphine sulfate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 89.0× as often as Aspirin in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 4,734 in England.

4,734items

Aspirin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aspirin versus Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aspirin   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

Morphine sulfate 4,734

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Aspirin versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure Aspirin Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026 4,734 421,187
Items, last 12 months 57,123 5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £9,518 £2,448,531

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