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Morphine hydrochloride vs Morphine sulfate

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

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 140,395.7× as often as Morphine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Morphine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Morphine hydrochloride versus Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Morphine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

Morphine sulfate 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Morphine hydrochloride versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure Morphine hydrochloride Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026 3 421,187
Items, last 12 months 30 5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £6 £2,448,531

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