Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
TAJ00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 74th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 2,363 items dispensed, down 8.9% on a year earlier.
2,363items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£47,795
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Black Country 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 103 | £416 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 81 | £96 |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 80 | £61 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 80 | £119 |
| Sertraline 25mg tablets | 53 | £269 |
| Aripiprazole 10mg tablets | 50 | £131 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 49 | £17 |
| Sertraline 100mg tablets | 42 | £51 |
| Memantine 20mg tablets | 40 | £89 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 39 | £924 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 37 | £21 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 37 | £169 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 35 | £148 |
| Circadin 2mg modified-release tablets | 35 | £1,155 |
| Aripiprazole 2.5mg tablets | 34 | £974 |