Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
RJR00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 77th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 2,273 items dispensed, up 12.9% on a year earlier.
2,273items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£46,578
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Countess Of Chester Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 71 | £44 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 62 | £122 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 42 | £66 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 39 | £81 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 30 | £46 |
| Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose | 30 | £560 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 29 | £52 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 27 | £75 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 27 | £105 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 26 | £50 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 20 | £274 |
| Letrozole 2.5mg tablets | 20 | £50 |
| Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 19 | £71 |
| Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets | 19 | £100 |
| Aspirin 75mg tablets | 18 | £34 |