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Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)

Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol)

Name: Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
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Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407010Q0

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Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) was ranked 1135th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 194 items, down 31.0% on a year earlier.

194items -31%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,371items

Rolling 12 months

£163,149

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol): national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Analgesics
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Average cost / item £840.98
Year on year Down 31.0% on a year earlier

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Where Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

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The monthly series for Co-proxamol (Dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride/paracetamol) is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.