Morphine sulfate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics
Morphine sulfate was ranked 57th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 421,187 items, up 3.0% on a year earlier.
421,187items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£2,448,531
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
5,010,523items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Morphine sulfate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution | 125,673 | £710,943 |
| Zomorph 10mg modified-release capsules | 73,929 | £281,847 |
| Oramorph 10mg/5ml oral solution | 70,092 | £307,235 |
| Zomorph 30mg modified-release capsules | 37,496 | £247,589 |
| MST Continus 5mg tablets | 23,173 | £62,531 |
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 20,990 | £136,522 |
| MST Continus 10mg tablets | 20,397 | £110,824 |
| MST Continus 15mg tablets | 9,152 | £68,089 |
| Sevredol 10mg tablets | 8,512 | £46,867 |
| MST Continus 30mg tablets | 8,401 | £82,299 |
| Zomorph 60mg modified-release capsules | 8,325 | £102,129 |
| MST Continus 60mg tablets | 2,183 | £42,427 |
| Actimorph 5mg orodispersible tablets | 1,903 | £13,352 |
| Actimorph 2.5mg orodispersible tablets | 1,688 | £9,501 |
| Sevredol 20mg tablets | 1,580 | £22,265 |
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