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Codeine phosphate vs Rimegepant

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

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 56.4× as often as Rimegepant in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 8,859 in England.

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8,859items

Rimegepant · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Codeine phosphate   ·   ╌ Rimegepant

Rimegepant 499,752

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Codeine phosphate versus Rimegepant, March 2026
Measure Codeine phosphate Rimegepant
Items, March 2026 499,752 8,859
Items, last 12 months 5,659,640 74,618
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,194,026 £1,289,639

See the full profile for Codeine phosphate or Rimegepant.