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Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride vs Morphine sulfate

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

Morphine sulfate was dispensed 262.1× as often as Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 421,187 items versus 1,607 in England.

1,607items

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

421,187items

Morphine sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Morphine sulfate

Morphine sulfate 1,607

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride versus Morphine sulfate, March 2026
Measure Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride Morphine sulfate
Items, March 2026 1,607 421,187
Items, last 12 months 20,338 5,010,523
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £100,116 £2,448,531

See the full profile for Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride or Morphine sulfate.