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Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) vs Paracetamol

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

Paracetamol was dispensed 1.1× as often as Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 1,327,611 items versus 1,232,381 in England.

1,232,381items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,327,611items

Paracetamol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol)   ·   ╌ Paracetamol

Paracetamol 1,232,381

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Paracetamol, March 2026
Measure Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) Paracetamol
Items, March 2026 1,232,381 1,327,611
Items, last 12 months 14,910,786 15,763,745
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £7,059,673 £5,728,363

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