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Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) vs Tapentadol

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

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) was dispensed 94.9× as often as Tapentadol in March 2026 — 1,232,381 items versus 12,982 in England.

1,232,381items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12,982items

Tapentadol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Tapentadol 1,232,381

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) versus Tapentadol, March 2026
Measure Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) Tapentadol
Items, March 2026 1,232,381 12,982
Items, last 12 months 14,910,786 156,224
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £7,059,673 £523,865

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