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Tramadol hydrochloride vs Papaveretum

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

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 398,142.0× as often as Papaveretum in May 2026 — 398,142 items versus 1 in England.

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Tramadol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Papaveretum · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tramadol hydrochloride versus Papaveretum: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tramadol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Papaveretum

0 253k 506k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Papaveretum 398,142 Jan 2021: 477k Feb 2021: 449k Mar 2021: 506k Apr 2021: 490k May 2021: 464k Jun 2021: 496k Jul 2021: 494k Aug 2021: 470k Sep 2021: 493k Oct 2021: 469k Nov 2021: 483k Dec 2021: 505k Jan 2022: 470k Feb 2022: 443k Mar 2022: 502k Apr 2022: 469k May 2022: 482k Jun 2022: 473k Jul 2022: 465k Aug 2022: 478k Sep 2022: 475k Oct 2022: 463k Nov 2022: 469k Dec 2022: 472k Jan 2023: 464k Feb 2023: 426k Mar 2023: 485k Apr 2023: 434k May 2023: 463k Jun 2023: 469k Jul 2023: 452k Aug 2023: 462k Sep 2023: 449k Oct 2023: 454k Nov 2023: 452k Dec 2023: 450k Feb 2024: 426k Mar 2024: 436k Apr 2024: 447k May 2024: 459k Jun 2024: 422k Jul 2024: 460k Aug 2024: 441k Sep 2024: 427k Oct 2024: 451k Nov 2024: 426k Dec 2024: 438k Jan 2025: 444k Feb 2025: 395k Mar 2025: 420k Apr 2025: 422k May 2025: 435k Jun 2025: 416k Jul 2025: 442k Aug 2025: 407k Sep 2025: 426k Oct 2025: 437k Nov 2025: 395k Dec 2025: 438k Jan 2026: 416k Feb 2026: 381k Mar 2026: 418k Apr 2026: 411k May 2026: 398k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride versus Papaveretum, May 2026
Measure Tramadol hydrochloride Papaveretum
Items, May 2026 398,142 1
Items, last 12 months 4,985,868 1
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,423,810 £7

See the full profile for Tramadol hydrochloride or Papaveretum.