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Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) vs Morphine sulfate

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

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 4.4× as often as Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 95,078 in England.

95,078items

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol)   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

Morphine sulfate 95,078

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026 95,078 421,187
Items, last 12 months 1,148,944 5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £446,445 £2,448,531

See the full profile for Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) or Morphine sulfate.