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Codeine phosphate vs Dipipanone hydrochloride

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

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 17,232.8× as often as Dipipanone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 29 in England.

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

29items

Dipipanone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Codeine phosphate versus Dipipanone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Codeine phosphate   ·   ╌ Dipipanone hydrochloride

Dipipanone hydro… 499,752

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Codeine phosphate versus Dipipanone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Codeine phosphate Dipipanone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 499,752 29
Items, last 12 months 5,659,640 636
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,194,026 £15,846

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