Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RTE00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was the 13th highest-volume of England's 188 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 8,462 items dispensed, up 5.6% on a year earlier.
8,462items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£202,135
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Gloucestershire Hospitals 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 | 260 | £499 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 214 | £186 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 125 | £115 |
| Dermovate 0.05% ointment | 99 | £536 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 94 | £151 |
| QV Gentle wash | 92 | £557 |
| Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free | 91 | £423 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 90 | £192 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 88 | £1,555 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 86 | £208 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 83 | £276 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 72 | £212 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 70 | £379 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 66 | £233 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 64 | £96 |