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August 2023 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated August 2023
100,917,351items

Dispensed in August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£922,529,529

Net ingredient cost, August 2023

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, August 2023
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 5,517,277 £19,316,144
Amlodipine 3,144,447 £3,172,947
Omeprazole 3,033,360 £15,161,779
Lansoprazole 2,937,405 £4,133,239
Levothyroxine sodium 2,879,497 £4,482,225
Ramipril 2,827,425 £4,215,287
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,440,055 £2,453,339
Colecalciferol 2,241,887 £8,339,156
Metformin hydrochloride 2,150,343 £7,234,470
Sertraline hydrochloride 1,954,544 £3,334,853
Aspirin 1,720,569 £1,749,252
Salbutamol 1,656,479 £5,378,462

Biggest risers

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

Biggest risers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Permethrin 14,176 +30.3%
Clobetasone butyrate 101,182 +24.9%
Ciprofloxain/dexameth 16,673 +17.1%
Dexamethasone 131,658 +13.2%
Diclofenac sodium 13,684 +12.2%
Potassium chloride 13,760 +10.0%
Hyoscine hydrobromide 12,254 +9.5%
RtS 3.3 - 4 kcal/ml energy with protein liquid (0913141) 11,953 +7.5%

Biggest fallers

Largest month-on-month fall in items.

Biggest fallers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Medroxyprogesterone acetate 27,920 −23.5%
Sodium cromoglicate 56,773 −20.8%
Liraglutide 25,375 −20.3%
Hepatitis A 26,336 −18.7%
Typhoid 36,531 −18.4%
Olopatadine 21,567 −17.3%
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 11,710 −17.2%
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) 178,805 −16.6%