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Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) vs Tramadol hydrochloride

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

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 4.4× as often as Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 418,216 items versus 95,078 in England.

95,078items

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

418,216items

Tramadol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol)   ·   ╌ Tramadol hydrochloride

Tramadol hydroch… 95,078

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) versus Tramadol hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) Tramadol hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 95,078 418,216
Items, last 12 months 1,148,944 5,034,175
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £446,445 £1,567,875

See the full profile for Co-dydramol (Dihydrocodeine/paracetamol) or Tramadol hydrochloride.