East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
RXR00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was ranked 134th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 532 items dispensed, down 6.0% on a year earlier.
532items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£8,689
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. East Lancashire Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 42 | £390 |
| Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 30 | £117 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 20 | £180 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 18 | £32 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 18 | £34 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 13 | £31 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 13 | £29 |
| Betamethasone 0.1% ear/eye/nose drops | 11 | £33 |
| Cyclopentolate 1% eye drops | 11 | £89 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 11 | £13 |
| Fluticasone propionate 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 10 | £178 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 10 | £38 |
| Flixonase 50micrograms/dose aqueous nasal spray | 7 | £157 |
| Aciclovir 400mg tablets | 7 | £15 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 6 | £8 |