Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) vs Tramadol hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated May 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 2,052.3× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in May 2026 — 398,142 items versus 194 in England.

194items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

398,142items

Tramadol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Tramadol hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Tramadol hydrochloride
Items, May 2026	194	398,142
Items, last 12 months	2,931	4,985,868
Net ingredient cost, May 2026	£163,149	£1,423,810

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