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Other non-opioid analgesic preparations vs Codeine phosphate

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

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 43,288.6× as often as Other non-opioid analgesic preparations in May 2026 — 476,175 items versus 11 in England.

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Other non-opioid analgesic preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

476,175items

Codeine phosphate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other non-opioid analgesic preparations versus Codeine phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other non-opioid analgesic preparations   ·   ╌ Codeine phosphate

0 250k 500k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Codeine phosphat… 11 Jan 2021: 32 Feb 2021: 23 Mar 2021: 17 Apr 2021: 34 May 2021: 8 Jun 2021: 24 Jul 2021: 18 Aug 2021: 27 Sep 2021: 18 Oct 2021: 16 Nov 2021: 17 Dec 2021: 21 Jan 2022: 21 Feb 2022: 19 Mar 2022: 17 Apr 2022: 16 May 2022: 17 Jun 2022: 20 Jul 2022: 24 Aug 2022: 20 Sep 2022: 22 Oct 2022: 22 Nov 2022: 22 Dec 2022: 19 Jan 2023: 21 Feb 2023: 22 Mar 2023: 19 Apr 2023: 14 May 2023: 23 Jun 2023: 14 Jul 2023: 17 Aug 2023: 18 Sep 2023: 20 Oct 2023: 15 Nov 2023: 12 Dec 2023: 16 Jan 2024: 15 Feb 2024: 13 Mar 2024: 16 Apr 2024: 16 May 2024: 8 Jun 2024: 12 Jul 2024: 19 Aug 2024: 11 Sep 2024: 20 Oct 2024: 16 Nov 2024: 18 Dec 2024: 16 Jan 2025: 13 Feb 2025: 15 Mar 2025: 11 Apr 2025: 12 May 2025: 22 Jun 2025: 14 Jul 2025: 20 Aug 2025: 15 Sep 2025: 16 Oct 2025: 18 Nov 2025: 14 Dec 2025: 14 Jan 2026: 15 Feb 2026: 18 Mar 2026: 10 Apr 2026: 17 May 2026: 11

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other non-opioid analgesic preparations versus Codeine phosphate, May 2026
Measure Other non-opioid analgesic preparations Codeine phosphate
Items, May 2026 11 476,175
Items, last 12 months 182 5,689,284
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £130 £1,285,900

See the full profile for Other non-opioid analgesic preparations or Codeine phosphate.