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Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) vs Codeine phosphate

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

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 5.3× as often as Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 95,078 in England.

95,078items

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol)   ·   ╌ Codeine phosphate

Codeine phosphat… 95,078

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) versus Codeine phosphate, March 2026
Measure Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) Codeine phosphate
Items, March 2026 95,078 499,752
Items, last 12 months 1,148,944 5,659,640
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £446,445 £1,194,026

See the full profile for Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) or Codeine phosphate.