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Nefopam hydrochloride vs Morphine sulfate

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

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 4.9× as often as Nefopam hydrochloride in June 2026 — 416,984 items versus 84,906 in England.

84,906items

Nefopam hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

416,984items

Morphine sulfate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nefopam hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

0 227k 454k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Morphine sulfate 84,906 Jan 2021: 25k Feb 2021: 24k Mar 2021: 28k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 26k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 29k Aug 2021: 28k Sep 2021: 29k Oct 2021: 28k Nov 2021: 30k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 29k Feb 2022: 29k Mar 2022: 33k Apr 2022: 31k May 2022: 33k Jun 2022: 33k Jul 2022: 33k Aug 2022: 34k Sep 2022: 35k Oct 2022: 35k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 36k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 41k Apr 2023: 37k May 2023: 41k Jun 2023: 43k Jul 2023: 43k Aug 2023: 44k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 45k Nov 2023: 46k Dec 2023: 45k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 47k Mar 2024: 48k Apr 2024: 52k May 2024: 53k Jun 2024: 51k Jul 2024: 56k Aug 2024: 55k Sep 2024: 55k Oct 2024: 59k Nov 2024: 56k Dec 2024: 58k Jan 2025: 61k Feb 2025: 57k Mar 2025: 62k Apr 2025: 63k May 2025: 68k Jun 2025: 68k Jul 2025: 72k Aug 2025: 68k Sep 2025: 73k Oct 2025: 73k Nov 2025: 71k Dec 2025: 77k Jan 2026: 76k Feb 2026: 72k Mar 2026: 81k Apr 2026: 81k May 2026: 81k Jun 2026: 85k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Nefopam hydrochloride versus Morphine sulfate, June 2026
Measure Nefopam hydrochloride Morphine sulfate
Items, June 2026 84,906 416,984
Items, last 12 months 910,940 4,999,087
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £706,113 £2,355,400

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