Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust
RQ300 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 146th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 302 items dispensed, down 67.9% on a year earlier.
302items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£13,986
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium picosulfate 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 20 | £44 |
| Sennosides 7.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 15 | £29 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 10 | £37 |
| Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops | 8 | £31 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 6 | £11 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 6 | £33 |
| Olopatadine 1mg/ml eye drops | 6 | £35 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 6 | £604 |
| Cosopt 20mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye dps 0.2ml ud preservative free | 5 | £448 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 5 | £14 |
| Azathioprine 50mg tablets | 5 | £12 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 5 | £6 |
| Cosopt 20mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops | 5 | £76 |
| Avamys 27.5micrograms/dose nasal spray | 4 | £37 |
| Acetazolamide 250mg tablets | 4 | £92 |