Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RGT00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 135th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 521 items dispensed, down 23.3% on a year earlier.
521items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£9,373
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Cambridge University Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac 50mg suppositories | 19 | £80 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 17 | £17 |
| Amlodipine 5mg tablets | 15 | £6 |
| Amitriptyline 10mg tablets | 14 | £6 |
| Bromfenac 900micrograms/ml eye drops | 11 | £105 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 10 | £17 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 10 | £3 |
| Ondansetron 4mg tablets | 8 | £21 |
| Bisoprolol 1.25mg tablets | 8 | £15 |
| Meptazinol 200mg tablets | 7 | £68 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 7 | £6 |
| Azithromycin 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 7 | £29 |
| Sando-K effervescent tablets | 6 | £29 |
| Cyclizine 50mg tablets | 6 | £13 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 6 | £3 |