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PharmaInsight

May 2022 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated May 2022
97,895,956items

Dispensed in May 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£824,597,518

Net ingredient cost, May 2022

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, May 2022
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 4,790,071 £5,838,073
Omeprazole 3,014,415 £7,312,109
Amlodipine 2,919,443 £3,011,554
Levothyroxine sodium 2,849,304 £4,822,203
Lansoprazole 2,746,475 £3,650,906
Ramipril 2,663,735 £3,742,275
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,321,935 £2,116,860
Colecalciferol 2,200,263 £9,679,506
Metformin hydrochloride 2,046,134 £6,708,636
Sertraline hydrochloride 1,841,036 £2,747,704
Salbutamol 1,795,401 £4,663,829
Aspirin 1,747,382 £1,776,759

Biggest risers

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

Biggest risers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Other individually formulated bought in preparations 18,582 +37.5%
Triamcinolone acetonide 18,842 +29.4%
Medroxyprogesterone acetate 16,348 +27.7%
Levonorgestrel 12,880 +23.0%
Norethisterone 32,808 +21.6%
Sodium cromoglicate 76,202 +20.9%
Fluorouracil (Sunscreen) 19,726 +20.2%
Lymphoedema Garments 38,617 +19.6%

Biggest fallers

Largest month-on-month fall in items.

Biggest fallers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Influenza 82,505 −26.3%
Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide 21,897 −9.0%
Doxycycline hyclate 271,271 −8.8%
Amoxicillin 707,705 −2.2%
Prednisolone 540,196 +0.1%
Midazolam hydrochloride 20,995 +0.1%
Water for injection 16,829 +0.2%
Chloramphenicol 76,748 +0.2%