East Cheshire NHS Trust
RJN00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
East Cheshire NHS Trust was ranked 174th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 43 items dispensed, up 115.0% on a year earlier.
43items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£1,188
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. East Cheshire NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avamys 27.5micrograms/dose nasal spray | 3 | £18 |
| Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets | 2 | £103 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 2 | £3 |
| Acetazolamide 250mg tablets | 2 | £9 |
| Simbrinza 10mg/ml / 2mg/ml eye drops | 2 | £35 |
| Betnesol 0.1% eye/ear/nose drops | 2 | £7 |
| Lamotrigine 200mg tablets | 1 | £1 |
| Bumetanide 1mg tablets | 1 | £3 |
| Cosopt iMulti 20mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops preservative free | 1 | £27 |
| Colistimethate 1million unit inj vials | 1 | £612 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 1 | £1 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 1 | £1 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1%/Neomycin 0.5%/Acetic acid (glacial) 2% | 1 | £8 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 1 | £2 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 1 | £2 |