East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
RVV00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust was the 5th highest-volume of England's 188 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 12,520 items dispensed, down 2.4% on a year earlier.
12,520items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£298,236
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. East Kent Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 381 | £744 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 280 | £193 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 250 | £242 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 200 | £803 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 175 | £330 |
| Hydroxycarbamide 500mg capsules | 148 | £2,762 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 138 | £4,332 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 106 | £3,641 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 105 | £219 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 103 | £263 |
| Tamsulosin 400microgram modified-release capsules | 96 | £127 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 92 | £418 |
| Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets | 92 | £298 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 89 | £818 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 87 | £109 |