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

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 2,024.9× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 208 in England.

208items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 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 March 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026	208	421,187
Items, last 12 months	3,100	5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£153,108	£2,448,531

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