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Tramadol hydrochloride vs Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

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

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 260.2× as often as Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 418,216 items versus 1,607 in England.

418,216items

Tramadol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,607items

Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tramadol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

Oxycodone hydroc… 418,216

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride versus Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Tramadol hydrochloride Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 418,216 1,607
Items, last 12 months 5,034,175 20,338
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,567,875 £100,116

See the full profile for Tramadol hydrochloride or Oxycodone hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride.