B'ham & S'hull Mh NHS Foundation Trust
RXT00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
B'ham & S'hull Mh NHS Foundation Trust was the 7th highest-volume of England's 190 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 10,154 items dispensed, up 12.3% on a year earlier.
10,154items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£176,084
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. B'ham & S'hull Mh 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methadone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 672 | £3,125 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 451 | £547 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 290 | £262 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 285 | £142 |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 230 | £213 |
| Aripiprazole 10mg tablets | 229 | £722 |
| Quetiapine 50mg tablets | 209 | £1,557 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 199 | £235 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 177 | £221 |
| Memantine 10mg tablets | 158 | £425 |
| Procyclidine 5mg tablets | 155 | £249 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 152 | £80 |
| Memantine 20mg tablets | 142 | £580 |
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 136 | £1,062 |
| Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free | 135 | £840 |