Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) vs Codeine phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 2,402.7× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 208 in England.

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Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) · ╌ Codeine phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Codeine phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Codeine phosphate
Items, March 2026	208	499,752
Items, last 12 months	3,100	5,659,640
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£153,108	£1,194,026

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