Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
RDY00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust was the 18th highest-volume of England's 188 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 6,928 items dispensed, down 15.2% on a year earlier.
6,928items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£95,540
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Dorset Healthcare University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 247 | £458 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 230 | £1,536 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 173 | £150 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 146 | £198 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 111 | £95 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 93 | £65 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 74 | £42 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 74 | £30 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets | 73 | £136 |
| Diazepam 5mg tablets | 72 | £36 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 67 | £52 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 65 | £73 |
| Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets | 64 | £87 |
| Codeine 15mg tablets | 64 | £90 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1%/Neomycin 0.5%/Acetic acid (glacial) 2% | 61 | £531 |