Paracetamol combined preparations vs Codeine phosphate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Codeine phosphate was dispensed 1,274.9× as often as Paracetamol combined preparations in March 2026 — 499,752 items versus 392 in England.

392items

Paracetamol combined preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

499,752items

Codeine phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Paracetamol combined preparations versus Codeine phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Paracetamol combined preparations · ╌ Codeine phosphate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Paracetamol combined preparations versus Codeine phosphate, March 2026
Measure	Paracetamol combined preparations	Codeine phosphate
Items, March 2026	392	499,752
Items, last 12 months	4,764	5,659,640
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£7,371	£1,194,026