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PharmaInsight

August 2021 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated August 2021
90,829,194items

Dispensed in August 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£769,113,946

Net ingredient cost, August 2021

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, August 2021
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 4,309,265 £6,771,770
Omeprazole 2,854,446 £7,389,995
Levothyroxine sodium 2,710,552 £5,421,561
Amlodipine 2,655,726 £3,329,044
Lansoprazole 2,537,977 £3,930,886
Ramipril 2,473,407 £3,721,480
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,162,858 £2,321,056
Colecalciferol 2,032,382 £7,429,275
Metformin hydrochloride 1,911,205 £7,467,799
Aspirin 1,702,487 £2,171,013
Sertraline hydrochloride 1,653,026 £5,514,023
Salbutamol 1,637,356 £4,191,911

Biggest risers

Largest month-on-month rise in items (medicines above 10,000 items).

Biggest risers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Prednisolone acetate 10,762 +6.8%
Dexamethasone 36,667 +5.0%
Two Piece Ostomy Systems 22,485 +3.0%
Famotidine 72,824 +2.3%
Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide 20,976 +1.9%
Anal Irrigation System 14,784 +1.7%
Clonidine hydrochloride 24,959 +1.4%
Ispaghula husk 85,582 +0.9%

Biggest fallers

Largest month-on-month fall in items.

Biggest fallers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Other individually formulated bought in preparations 10,403 −32.6%
Sodium cromoglicate 59,878 −31.4%
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 10,639 −25.9%
Olopatadine 17,206 −25.6%
Neomycin sulfate 22,084 −21.1%
Fexofenadine hydrochloride 394,690 −19.8%
Chlorphenamine maleate 68,846 −19.2%
Pneumococcal 22,952 −17.5%