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Paracetamol combined preparations

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407010X0
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Paracetamol combined preparations was ranked 1034th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 373 items, down 5.1% on a year earlier.

373items -5.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,933items

Rolling 12 months

£7,118

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Paracetamol combined preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 227.5 455 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 171 Jan 2021: 412 Feb 2021: 407 Mar 2021: 440 Apr 2021: 455 May 2021: 415 Jun 2021: 448 Jul 2021: 439 Aug 2021: 416 Sep 2021: 441 Oct 2021: 424 Nov 2021: 431 Dec 2021: 445 Jan 2022: 420 Feb 2022: 362 Mar 2022: 445 Apr 2022: 409 May 2022: 366 Jun 2022: 375 Jul 2022: 356 Aug 2022: 429 Sep 2022: 400 Oct 2022: 400 Nov 2022: 415 Dec 2022: 403 Jan 2023: 371 Feb 2023: 349 Mar 2023: 403 Apr 2023: 397 May 2023: 409 Jun 2023: 378 Jul 2023: 380 Aug 2023: 433 Sep 2023: 428 Oct 2023: 443 Nov 2023: 436 Dec 2023: 408 Jan 2024: 426 Feb 2024: 417 Mar 2024: 439 Apr 2024: 421 May 2024: 397 Jun 2024: 399 Jul 2024: 436 Aug 2024: 396 Sep 2024: 390 Oct 2024: 407 Nov 2024: 398 Dec 2024: 405 Jan 2025: 380 Feb 2025: 358 Mar 2025: 371 Apr 2025: 409 May 2025: 393 Jun 2025: 382 Jul 2025: 431 Aug 2025: 382 Sep 2025: 401 Oct 2025: 409 Nov 2025: 376 Dec 2025: 425 Jan 2026: 396 Feb 2026: 368 Mar 2026: 392 Apr 2026: 411 May 2026: 373 Jun 2026: 410 Jul 2026: 171

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £19.08
  • Year on year Down 5.1% 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 combined preparations this month.

Presentations of Paracetamol combined preparations, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Solpadeine Plus soluble tablets 0407010X0BMABA0 181 £3,925
Solpadeine Max soluble tablets 0407010X0BMADA0 127 £2,439
Solpadeine Plus capsules 0407010X0BMACA0 23 £392
Syndol Headache Relief tablets 0407010X0BEACAJ 20 £180
Panadol NightPain tablets 0407010X0BVAAAT 15 £109
Sudafed Congestion & Headache Relief Max Strength capsules 0407010X0CYAGA0 3 £13
Codasolve 8mg/500mg/30mg effervescent tablets 0407010X0DFAABN 2 £50
Night Nurse oral solution 0407010X0CMAAA0 1 £7
Sudafed Sinus Max Strength capsules 0407010X0CYABA0 1 £3

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

Where Paracetamol combined preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Paracetamol combined preparations volumes.

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

Compare Paracetamol combined preparations with

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

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The monthly series for Paracetamol combined preparations 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.