Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) vs Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated May 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) was dispensed 6,085.7× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in May 2026 — 1,180,634 items versus 194 in England.

1,180,634items

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

194items

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol): national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) · ╌ Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol), May 2026
Measure	Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol)	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)
Items, May 2026	1,180,634	194
Items, last 12 months	14,786,718	2,931
Net ingredient cost, May 2026	£6,925,712	£163,149

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