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Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride vs Codeine phosphate

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

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 311.0× as often as Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 1,607 in England.

1,607items

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride versus Codeine phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Codeine phosphate

Codeine phosphat… 1,607

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride versus Codeine phosphate, March 2026
Measure Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride Codeine phosphate
Items, March 2026 1,607 499,752
Items, last 12 months 20,338 5,659,640
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £100,116 £1,194,026

See the full profile for Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride or Codeine phosphate.