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Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) vs Pentazocine hydrochloride

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

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) was dispensed 17,116.4× as often as Pentazocine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,232,381 items versus 72 in England.

1,232,381items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

72items

Pentazocine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Pentazocine hydr… 1,232,381

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Pentazocine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) Pentazocine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 1,232,381 72
Items, last 12 months 14,910,786 860
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £7,059,673 £9,193

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