March 2022 in numbers
NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
100,167,874items
Dispensed in March 2022
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£839,711,708
Net ingredient cost, March 2022
NHSBSA PCA
Most-dispensed medicines
Download full month (CSV)| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 4,834,556 | £6,060,706 |
| Omeprazole | 3,100,761 | £7,646,559 |
| Amlodipine | 2,963,522 | £3,119,901 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 2,896,621 | £4,900,435 |
| Lansoprazole | 2,791,767 | £3,733,390 |
| Ramipril | 2,701,628 | £3,817,333 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 2,355,451 | £2,244,943 |
| Colecalciferol | 2,266,181 | £10,738,088 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,077,479 | £6,936,567 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 1,879,691 | £3,205,094 |
| Salbutamol | 1,857,527 | £4,763,027 |
| Aspirin | 1,789,614 | £1,800,062 |
Biggest risers
Largest month-on-month rise in items (medicines above 10,000 items).
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline | 37,949 | +45.2% |
| Typhoid | 17,802 | +38.3% |
| Sodium cromoglicate | 55,885 | +38.0% |
| Oral rehydration salts | 22,374 | +35.1% |
| Norethisterone | 27,152 | +31.3% |
| Olopatadine | 17,923 | +28.1% |
| Prednisolone | 43,945 | +27.0% |
| Fexofenadine hydrochloride | 404,735 | +26.9% |
Biggest fallers
Largest month-on-month fall in items.
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 286,931 | −6.4% |
| Capsaicin | 18,839 | −3.5% |
| Other food preparations | 18,788 | −3.5% |
| Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate | 40,054 | −3.0% |
| Carbomer 940/980 | 88,358 | +2.7% |
| Anal Irrigation System | 14,890 | +5.0% |
| Chloramphenicol | 93,497 | +5.4% |
| Fesoterodine fumarate | 16,723 | +5.6% |