Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
RDY00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust was the 20th highest-volume of England's 193 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in March 2026, with 6,546 items dispensed, down 17.9% on a year earlier.
6,546items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£78,051
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Dorset Healthcare University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 230 | £1,463 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 219 | £386 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 166 | £111 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 124 | £93 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 119 | £142 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 94 | £73 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 89 | £79 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 83 | £56 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 75 | £114 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets | 74 | £101 |
| Codeine 15mg tablets | 73 | £83 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 70 | £38 |
| Diazepam 5mg tablets | 68 | £32 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 66 | £29 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 65 | £58 |