Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
RQX00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 72nd of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,559 items dispensed, down 5.8% on a year earlier.
2,559items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£34,208
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Homerton University Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 86 | £119 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 59 | £146 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 55 | £33 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 48 | £36 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 42 | £24 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 42 | £62 |
| Protopic 0.1% ointment | 35 | £1,868 |
| Hydromol ointment | 34 | £228 |
| Naproxen 250mg tablets | 31 | £25 |
| Avamys 27.5micrograms/dose nasal spray | 29 | £178 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 27 | £114 |
| Dermovate 0.05% ointment | 23 | £188 |
| Apixaban 2.5mg tablets | 23 | £33 |
| Elocon 0.1% ointment | 23 | £243 |
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 22 | £140 |