Morphine sulfate
Morphine sulfate was ranked 55th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 404,508 items, down 5.1% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Analgesics
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £5.69
- Year on year Down 5.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Morphine sulfate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution | 0407020Q0AACNCN | 121,605 | £617,819 |
| Zomorph 10mg modified-release capsules | 0407020Q0BKAAEF | 70,762 | £269,421 |
| Oramorph 10mg/5ml oral solution | 0407020Q0BCAGCN | 66,643 | £293,494 |
| Zomorph 30mg modified-release capsules | 0407020Q0BKABEG | 35,666 | £234,977 |
| MST Continus 5mg tablets | 0407020Q0BBAKCG | 22,475 | £60,620 |
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 0407020Q0AAABAB | 20,286 | £142,526 |
| MST Continus 10mg tablets | 0407020Q0BBAAAK | 19,686 | £107,150 |
| MST Continus 15mg tablets | 0407020Q0BBALCF | 8,779 | £65,573 |
| Sevredol 10mg tablets | 0407020Q0BHACCD | 8,248 | £45,383 |
| MST Continus 30mg tablets | 0407020Q0BBABAL | 8,007 | £79,735 |
| Zomorph 60mg modified-release capsules | 0407020Q0BKACEH | 7,837 | £95,349 |
| MST Continus 60mg tablets | 0407020Q0BBACAI | 2,066 | £40,147 |
| Actimorph 5mg orodispersible tablets | 0407020Q0BQAFGJ | 1,980 | £13,555 |
| Actimorph 2.5mg orodispersible tablets | 0407020Q0BQAAGE | 1,734 | £9,802 |
| Sevredol 20mg tablets | 0407020Q0BHADCE | 1,559 | £21,968 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Morphine sulfate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Morphine sulfate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 5,163
- Holderness Health 4,998
- The Medical Group 4,954
- Hereford Medical Group 3,626
- James Street Group Pract 3,485
- Lakeside Healthcare 3,466
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Morphine sulfate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Morphine sulfate 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.