February 2025 in numbers
NHS community prescribing in England (Prescription Cost Analysis).
97,899,476items
Dispensed in February 2025
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£849,985,972
Net ingredient cost, February 2025
NHSBSA PCA
Most-dispensed medicines
Download full month (CSV)| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 5,780,037 | £6,280,787 |
| Amlodipine | 3,128,062 | £2,714,228 |
| Lansoprazole | 2,861,418 | £3,627,725 |
| Omeprazole | 2,768,518 | £7,654,679 |
| Ramipril | 2,749,398 | £3,108,391 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 2,663,259 | £3,656,771 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 2,355,493 | £1,857,640 |
| Colecalciferol | 2,238,839 | £9,096,527 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,072,370 | £6,779,033 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 1,936,045 | £4,330,530 |
| Aspirin | 1,560,465 | £1,228,815 |
| Salbutamol | 1,451,912 | £4,743,901 |
Biggest risers
Largest month-on-month rise in items (medicines above 10,000 items).
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phenazone/lidocaine | 14,381 | +20.2% |
| Timolol and travoprost | 11,914 | +11.2% |
| Other individually formulated bought in preparations | 20,386 | +7.3% |
| Prednisolone | 39,761 | +6.7% |
| Belts | 10,918 | +5.8% |
| Chloramphenicol | 92,089 | +3.8% |
| Diclofenac sodium | 11,417 | +2.9% |
| Other health supplement preparations | 11,550 | −0.7% |
Biggest fallers
Largest month-on-month fall in items.
| Medicine | Items | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 271,358 | −51.0% |
| Doxycycline hyclate | 360,735 | −24.4% |
| Ciprofloxain/dexameth | 15,542 | −23.7% |
| Prednisolone | 509,419 | −19.4% |
| Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide | 27,082 | −18.3% |
| Permethrin | 22,397 | −18.1% |
| Amoxicillin | 806,161 | −17.7% |
| Travoprost | 21,080 | −17.0% |