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Tramadol hydrochloride vs Tolfenamic acid

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

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 34,851.3× as often as Tolfenamic acid in March 2026 — 418,216 items versus 12 in England.

418,216items

Tramadol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12items

Tolfenamic acid · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tramadol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tolfenamic acid

Tolfenamic acid 418,216

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride versus Tolfenamic acid, March 2026
Measure Tramadol hydrochloride Tolfenamic acid
Items, March 2026 418,216 12
Items, last 12 months 5,034,175 570
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,567,875 £671

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