Pholcodine
Pholcodine was dispensed in England in April 2026, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.
Dispensed in April 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Pholcodine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Cough preparations
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £11.00
- Year on year Little changed on a year earlier
Top presentations, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Pholcodine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pholcodine 5mg/5ml linctus | 0309010X0AAABAB | 1 | £11 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Pholcodine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pholcodine volumes.
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Pholcodine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Pholcodine 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.