Oxycodone hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics
Oxycodone hydrochloride was ranked 140th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 156,719 items, up 4.4% on a year earlier.
156,719items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£2,440,012
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,859,956items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Oxycodone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Oxycodone hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 35,474 | £309,456 |
| Shortec 5mg capsules | 10,619 | £82,217 |
| Oxypro 10mg modified-release tablets | 7,389 | £38,818 |
| Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 7,027 | £151,300 |
| Longtec 10mg modified-release tablets | 6,928 | £57,363 |
| Oxypro 5mg modified-release tablets | 6,240 | £29,348 |
| OxyContin 10mg modified-release tablets | 5,822 | £123,530 |
| Shortec 10mg capsules | 5,459 | £92,954 |
| OxyContin 5mg modified-release tablets | 5,356 | £105,473 |
| Longtec 5mg modified-release tablets | 5,320 | £39,879 |
| Oxypro 20mg modified-release tablets | 4,944 | £48,387 |
| Longtec 20mg modified-release tablets | 4,779 | £72,088 |
| Oxycodone 5mg capsules | 4,416 | £53,418 |
| OxyContin 20mg modified-release tablets | 3,228 | £130,956 |
| Oxeltra 10mg modified-release tablets | 2,593 | £13,601 |
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