Oxycodone hydrochloride
Oxycodone hydrochloride was ranked 139th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 151,866 items, down 3.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Oxycodone hydrochloride: 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 £15.75
- Year on year Down 3.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Oxycodone hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0407020ADAAAAAA | 35,078 | £311,881 |
| Shortec 5mg capsules | 0407020ADBJAAAC | 10,297 | £80,066 |
| Oxypro 10mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBSABAF | 7,306 | £38,349 |
| Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 0407020ADAAALAL | 6,771 | £148,857 |
| Longtec 10mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBEABAF | 6,737 | £55,709 |
| OxyContin 10mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBCAAAF | 6,455 | £137,087 |
| Oxypro 5mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBSAAAK | 6,027 | £28,647 |
| OxyContin 5mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBCAEAK | 5,315 | £104,856 |
| Shortec 10mg capsules | 0407020ADBJABAD | 5,129 | £88,415 |
| Longtec 5mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBEAAAK | 5,088 | £38,032 |
| Oxypro 20mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBSADAG | 4,765 | £46,174 |
| Longtec 20mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBEACAG | 4,547 | £69,147 |
| Oxycodone 5mg capsules | 0407020ADAAACAC | 4,312 | £51,517 |
| OxyContin 20mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBCABAG | 3,085 | £121,531 |
| Oxeltra 5mg modified-release tablets | 0407020ADBLAAAK | 2,448 | £13,758 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Oxycodone hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Oxycodone hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 3,653
- James Street Group Pract 3,017
- The Ridings Medical Group 2,651
- Holderness Health 2,585
- Woodlands Medical Practice 2,226
- Gilberdyke Health Centre 1,592
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Oxycodone hydrochloride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Oxycodone hydrochloride 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.