Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
RBS00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 80th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 2,171 items dispensed, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
2,171items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£114,752
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to May 2026
Top medicines, May 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 297 | £3,598 |
| Slenyto 1mg modified-release tablets | 102 | £10,163 |
| Adaflex 2mg tablets | 102 | £3,079 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 75 | £236 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 75 | £798 |
| Slenyto 5mg modified-release tablets | 75 | £20,425 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 60 | £718 |
| Meflynate XL 20mg capsules | 59 | £3,080 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 59 | £3,082 |
| Adaflex 4mg tablets | 53 | £1,679 |
| Lisdexamfetamine 30mg capsules | 53 | £7,242 |
| Medikinet XL 20mg capsules | 53 | £3,835 |
| Sertraline 25mg tablets | 53 | £444 |
| Adaflex 1mg tablets | 49 | £1,236 |
| Medikinet XL 30mg capsules | 48 | £4,222 |