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

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 2,010.7× as often as Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) in March 2026 — 418,216 items versus 208 in England.

208items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

418,216items

Tramadol hydrochloride · March 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 March 2026

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) versus Tramadol hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)	Tramadol hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	208	418,216
Items, last 12 months	3,100	5,034,175
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£153,108	£1,567,875

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