Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
RWX00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 102nd of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 1,420 items dispensed, up 16.1% on a year earlier.
1,420items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£57,033
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Berkshire Healthcare 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 42 | £41 |
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 38 | £159 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 33 | £39 |
| Concerta XL 18mg tablets | 29 | £862 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 28 | £10 |
| Lorazepam 1mg tablets | 28 | £23 |
| Concerta XL 27mg tablets | 27 | £900 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 26 | £142 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 25 | £23 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 23 | £432 |
| Meflynate XL 10mg capsules | 22 | £372 |
| Elvanse 30mg capsules | 22 | £1,181 |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 21 | £18 |
| Elvanse 20mg capsules | 20 | £891 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg capsules | 19 | £16 |