Barking Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
RF400 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Barking Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust was the 12th highest-volume of England's 188 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 9,918 items dispensed, up 18.3% on a year earlier.
9,918items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£221,767
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Barking Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 201 | £364 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 199 | £212 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 146 | £1,958 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 146 | £97 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 135 | £275 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 116 | £383 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 113 | £351 |
| Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 109 | £178 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 104 | £281 |
| Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets | 96 | £172 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 93 | £266 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 92 | £146 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 86 | £2,997 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 79 | £1,542 |
| Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets | 79 | £82 |