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PharmaInsight

April 2024 in numbers

NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
Data updated April 2024
104,142,459items

Dispensed in April 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£909,049,706

Net ingredient cost, April 2024

NHSBSA PCA

Most-dispensed medicines

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Top medicines by items, April 2024
MedicineItemsNet ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 5,902,554 £11,770,879
Amlodipine 3,295,026 £3,010,077
Omeprazole 3,019,160 £9,166,748
Lansoprazole 3,012,570 £4,008,409
Ramipril 2,903,941 £3,895,821
Levothyroxine sodium 2,885,433 £4,330,605
Bisoprolol fumarate 2,491,525 £2,224,548
Colecalciferol 2,342,894 £9,129,300
Metformin hydrochloride 2,191,303 £6,818,298
Sertraline hydrochloride 2,029,238 £3,684,889
Salbutamol 1,732,516 £5,606,161
Aspirin 1,707,286 £1,480,847

Biggest risers

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

Biggest risers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Sodium cromoglicate 58,763 +27.2%
Olopatadine 24,292 +20.5%
Acetylcysteine 21,838 +18.9%
Fexofenadine hydrochloride 528,264 +15.6%
Swabs 21,849 +14.5%
Brinzolamide/brimonidine 16,108 +14.2%
Lymphoedema Garments 51,379 +12.7%
Two Piece Ostomy Systems 21,278 +12.6%

Biggest fallers

Largest month-on-month fall in items.

Biggest fallers month on month
MedicineItemsChange
Influenza 116,112 −39.9%
Typhoid 36,015 −21.0%
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 20,611 −18.9%
Hepatitis A 30,521 −14.9%
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) 283,758 −13.5%
Diphtheria 20,834 −12.8%
Fluorouracil (Sunscreen) 21,182 −10.8%
Hypromellose 44,808 −10.3%