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PharmaInsight

February 2024 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated February 2024
98,999,299items

Dispensed in February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£868,526,708

Net ingredient cost, February 2024

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, February 2024
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 5,517,186 £11,675,196
Amlodipine 3,094,469 £2,997,022
Omeprazole 2,872,364 £10,766,218
Lansoprazole 2,851,648 £4,116,268
Ramipril 2,739,529 £3,802,607
Levothyroxine sodium 2,734,606 £4,122,096
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,358,496 £2,389,532
Colecalciferol 2,217,815 £8,677,907
Metformin hydrochloride 2,070,931 £6,517,379
Sertraline hydrochloride 1,926,501 £3,556,669
Salbutamol 1,693,888 £5,367,994
Aspirin 1,625,159 £1,384,877

Biggest risers

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

Biggest risers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Fluticasone furoate 101,864 +22.1%
Fluorouracil (Sunscreen) 24,355 +9.9%
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) 304,563 +6.6%
Metronidazole 23,046 +5.6%
Bempedoic acid/Ezetimibe 14,966 +5.2%
Semaglutide 104,128 +3.1%
Oxcarbazepine 10,430 +2.9%
Terbinafine hydrochloride 17,693 +2.9%

Biggest fallers

Largest month-on-month fall in items.

Biggest fallers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Influenza 227,461 −43.5%
Permethrin 20,182 −18.4%
Doxycycline hyclate 400,842 −17.5%
Pancreatin 54,716 −15.7%
Amoxicillin 985,930 −12.7%
Prednisolone 574,512 −12.4%
Light liquid paraffin 18,838 −12.4%
Neomycin sulfate 37,011 −12.0%