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Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics
Data updated March 2026

Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride was ranked 1667th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 2 items, up 100.0% on a year earlier.

2items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£6

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

24items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Blackcurrant powder sachets 1 £4
Lemsip Cold & Flu Lemon oral powder sachets 1 £2

Compare Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.