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Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407010AB
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride was ranked 1720th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in May 2026

18items

Rolling 12 months

£3

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

0 2.5 5 Jan 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Nov 2023 Aug 2024 Aug 2025 May 2026 1 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 2 Mar 2022: 2 Apr 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 3 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 5 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 2 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 2 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 3 Jan 2024: 3 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 3 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 2 Aug 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 3 Mar 2025: 1 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 4 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 2 May 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.07
  • 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, May 2026

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

Presentations of Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lemsip Cold & Flu Lemon oral powder sachets 0407010ABBBAAAA 1 £3

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

Where Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Paracetamol and phenylephrine hydrochloride with

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

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The monthly series for Paracetamol and phenylephrine 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.