Hydromorphone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics

Data updated March 2026

Hydromorphone hydrochloride was ranked 1077th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 292 items, down 16.6% on a year earlier.

292items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£7,601

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

3,793items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Hydromorphone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Hydromorphone hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Hydromorphone hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Palladone 1.3mg capsules	136	£1,893
Palladone SR 4mg capsules	61	£1,969
Palladone SR 2mg capsules	51	£949
Palladone SR 8mg capsules	43	£2,776
Palladone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	1	£13

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