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

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated May 2026

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 2,454.5× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in May 2026 — 476,175 items versus 194 in England.

194items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

476,175items

Codeine phosphate · May 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 May 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Codeine phosphate, May 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Codeine phosphate
Items, May 2026	194	476,175
Items, last 12 months	2,931	5,689,284
Net ingredient cost, May 2026	£163,149	£1,285,900

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