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Morphine sulfate

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407020Q0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Morphine sulfate was ranked 55th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 415,672 items, little changed on a year earlier.

415,672items +0.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,585,856items

Rolling 12 months

£2,345,649

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Morphine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 227k 454k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 415,672 Jan 2021: 426k Feb 2021: 396k Mar 2021: 442k Apr 2021: 429k May 2021: 407k Jun 2021: 435k Jul 2021: 437k Aug 2021: 420k Sep 2021: 433k Oct 2021: 419k Nov 2021: 429k Dec 2021: 454k Jan 2022: 422k Feb 2022: 396k Mar 2022: 449k Apr 2022: 423k May 2022: 432k Jun 2022: 423k Jul 2022: 420k Aug 2022: 431k Sep 2022: 425k Oct 2022: 423k Nov 2022: 429k Dec 2022: 437k Jan 2023: 427k Feb 2023: 391k Mar 2023: 447k Apr 2023: 404k May 2023: 431k Jun 2023: 435k Jul 2023: 421k Aug 2023: 431k Sep 2023: 418k Oct 2023: 425k Nov 2023: 425k Dec 2023: 430k Jan 2024: 431k Feb 2024: 407k Mar 2024: 413k Apr 2024: 426k May 2024: 438k Jun 2024: 404k Jul 2024: 438k Aug 2024: 425k Sep 2024: 404k Oct 2024: 441k Nov 2024: 415k Dec 2024: 431k Jan 2025: 434k Feb 2025: 388k Mar 2025: 409k Apr 2025: 414k May 2025: 426k Jun 2025: 408k Jul 2025: 435k Aug 2025: 403k Sep 2025: 419k Oct 2025: 436k Nov 2025: 396k Dec 2025: 445k Jan 2026: 422k Feb 2026: 386k Mar 2026: 421k Apr 2026: 416k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £5.64
  • Year on year Little changed 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.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Morphine sulfate this month.

Presentations of Morphine sulfate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution 0407020Q0AACNCN 124,017 £629,902
Zomorph 10mg modified-release capsules 0407020Q0BKAAEF 72,994 £276,938
Oramorph 10mg/5ml oral solution 0407020Q0BCAGCN 69,046 £302,062
Zomorph 30mg modified-release capsules 0407020Q0BKABEG 36,806 £242,326
MST Continus 5mg tablets 0407020Q0BBAKCG 23,143 £62,637
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 0407020Q0AAABAB 20,516 £145,885
MST Continus 10mg tablets 0407020Q0BBAAAK 20,267 £110,230
MST Continus 15mg tablets 0407020Q0BBALCF 9,124 £68,163
Sevredol 10mg tablets 0407020Q0BHACCD 8,446 £46,489
MST Continus 30mg tablets 0407020Q0BBABAL 8,270 £81,146
Zomorph 60mg modified-release capsules 0407020Q0BKACEH 8,154 £99,733
MST Continus 60mg tablets 0407020Q0BBACAI 2,085 £40,277
Actimorph 5mg orodispersible tablets 0407020Q0BQAFGJ 1,951 £13,514
Actimorph 2.5mg orodispersible tablets 0407020Q0BQAAGE 1,816 £10,196
Sevredol 20mg tablets 0407020Q0BHADCE 1,590 £22,256

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Morphine sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Morphine sulfate volumes.

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.