Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) vs Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated May 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) was dispensed 733.8× as often as Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in May 2026 — 1,180,634 items versus 1,609 in England.

1,180,634items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,609items

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) · ╌ Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure	Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol)	Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride
Items, May 2026	1,180,634	1,609
Items, last 12 months	14,786,718	19,973
Net ingredient cost, May 2026	£6,925,712	£99,381

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