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Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) vs Morphine sulfate

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

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 2,789.3× as often as Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 151 in England.

151items

Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) versus Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic)   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

Morphine sulfate 151

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026 151 421,187
Items, last 12 months 4,030 5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £25,254 £2,448,531

See the full profile for Diamorphine hydrochloride (Systemic) or Morphine sulfate.