Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) vs Morphine sulfate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated May 2026

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 2,085.1× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in May 2026 — 404,508 items versus 194 in England.

194items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

404,508items

Morphine sulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) · ╌ Morphine sulfate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Morphine sulfate, May 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Morphine sulfate
Items, May 2026	194	404,508
Items, last 12 months	2,931	4,990,364
Net ingredient cost, May 2026	£163,149	£2,301,425

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