Paracetamol combined preparations vs Tramadol hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 1,066.9× as often as Paracetamol combined preparations in March 2026 — 418,216 items versus 392 in England.

392items

Paracetamol combined preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

418,216items

Tramadol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Paracetamol combined preparations versus Tramadol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Paracetamol combined preparations · ╌ Tramadol hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Paracetamol combined preparations versus Tramadol hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Paracetamol combined preparations	Tramadol hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	392	418,216
Items, last 12 months	4,764	5,034,175
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£7,371	£1,567,875