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Codeine phosphate vs Analgesics with anti-emetics

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 175.0× as often as Analgesics with anti-emetics in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 2,856 in England.

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,856items

Analgesics with anti-emetics · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Codeine phosphate versus Analgesics with anti-emetics: national items dispensed by month

▬ Codeine phosphate   ·   ╌ Analgesics with anti-emetics

Analgesics with… 499,752

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Codeine phosphate versus Analgesics with anti-emetics, March 2026
Measure Codeine phosphate Analgesics with anti-emetics
Items, March 2026 499,752 2,856
Items, last 12 months 5,659,640 59,708
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,194,026 £28,803

See the full profile for Codeine phosphate or Analgesics with anti-emetics.