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 13th highest-volume of England's 193 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in March 2026, with 8,518 items dispensed, up 8.4% on a year earlier.
8,518items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£158,418
Actual cost, March 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 March 2026
Top medicines, March 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 174 | £273 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 151 | £177 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 135 | £269 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 131 | £93 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 102 | £1,420 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 102 | £168 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 97 | £270 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 94 | £300 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 92 | £235 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 82 | £110 |
| Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets | 82 | £93 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 80 | £1,345 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 71 | £237 |
| Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets | 68 | £101 |
| Movicol Paediatric Plain oral powder 6.9g sachets | 64 | £459 |