November 2022 in numbers
NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
100,914,485items
Dispensed in November 2022
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£908,637,159
Net ingredient cost, November 2022
NHSBSA PCA
Most-dispensed medicines
Download full month (CSV)| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 4,995,104 | £5,854,001 |
| Omeprazole | 3,004,036 | £13,894,945 |
| Amlodipine | 2,957,300 | £2,808,002 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 2,828,589 | £4,599,283 |
| Lansoprazole | 2,796,434 | £3,792,933 |
| Ramipril | 2,687,496 | £3,557,033 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 2,343,947 | £2,403,325 |
| Influenza | 2,287,031 | £29,375,381 |
| Colecalciferol | 2,187,480 | £8,658,051 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,061,702 | £6,635,264 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 1,879,710 | £2,778,919 |
| Salbutamol | 1,854,486 | £5,029,177 |
Biggest risers
Largest month-on-month rise in items (medicines above 10,000 items).
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Erythromycin ethylsuccinate | 20,921 | +38.1% |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) | 276,990 | +20.4% |
| Benzydamine hydrochloride | 62,124 | +19.7% |
| Permethrin | 13,346 | +17.5% |
| Chloramphenicol | 83,106 | +17.0% |
| Miconazole nitrate | 33,025 | +16.3% |
| Amoxicillin | 1,026,141 | +15.7% |
| Peak Flow Meters | 40,470 | +13.4% |
Biggest fallers
Largest month-on-month fall in items.
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 2,287,031 | −50.5% |
| Temazepam | 23,057 | −35.6% |
| Adrenaline | 26,784 | −11.7% |
| Norethisterone | 22,628 | −10.8% |
| Typhoid | 26,100 | −6.1% |
| Leuprorelin acetate | 18,133 | −5.0% |
| Desloratadine | 12,972 | −4.7% |
| Incontinence Sheaths | 13,021 | −4.5% |
Download this data
Every medicine dispensed in November 2022 is in this month's CSV. For the full monthly history — the national headline series, and the top 500 medicines ranked in every month — see the headline series and most-prescribed medicines datasets in our open data catalogue.