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Paracetamol combined preparations

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407010X0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Paracetamol combined preparations was ranked 1026th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 411 items, little changed on a year earlier.

411items +0.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,373items

Rolling 12 months

£7,951

Net ingredient cost · April 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 Apr 2026 411 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £19.34
  • 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Paracetamol combined preparations this month.

Presentations of Paracetamol combined preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Solpadeine Plus soluble tablets 0407010X0BMABA0 194 £4,534
Solpadeine Max soluble tablets 0407010X0BMADA0 129 £2,482
Solpadeine Plus capsules 0407010X0BMACA0 33 £446
Panadol NightPain tablets 0407010X0BVAAAT 23 £156
Syndol Headache Relief tablets 0407010X0BEACAJ 19 £171
Codasolve 8mg/500mg/30mg effervescent tablets 0407010X0DFAABN 3 £67
Night Nurse capsules 0407010X0CMABA0 2 £60
Sudafed Sinus Max Strength capsules 0407010X0CYABA0 2 £7
Sudafed Mucus Relief Triple Action Cold & Flu tablets 0407010X0CYADBI 2 £14
Sudafed Congestion & Headache Relief Day & Night capsules 0407010X0CYAFA0 2 £7
Sudafed Congestion & Headache Relief Max Strength capsules 0407010X0CYAGA0 1 £3
Sudafed Blocked Nose & Sinus capsules 0407010X0CYAHA0 1 £3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.