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January 2021 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated January 2021

91,324,298items

Dispensed in January 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£796,047,644

Net ingredient cost, January 2021

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, January 2021
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 4,174,018 £7,260,633
Omeprazole 2,888,531 £7,718,655
Levothyroxine sodium 2,728,719 £5,986,650
Amlodipine 2,642,100 £3,497,650
Lansoprazole 2,503,504 £4,254,859
Ramipril 2,452,386 £3,739,400
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,126,957 £2,439,835
Colecalciferol 2,050,357 £7,771,094
Metformin hydrochloride 1,891,128 £9,675,033
Aspirin 1,735,984 £2,042,153
Salbutamol 1,728,377 £4,465,813
Sertraline hydrochloride 1,620,265 £12,639,289