Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RXN00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 149th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 321 items dispensed, down 5.0% on a year earlier.
321items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£9,742
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Lancashire Teaching 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium fluoride 1.1% dental paste sugar free | 26 | £671 |
| Lidocaine 700mg medicated plasters | 11 | £1,314 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 9 | £7 |
| Furosemide 40mg tablets | 8 | £17 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 7 | £21 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 7 | £4 |
| Lokelma 5g oral powder sachets | 7 | £2,320 |
| Alfacalcidol 250nanogram capsules | 7 | £12 |
| Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules | 5 | £93 |
| Humulin I KwikPen 100units/ml inj 3ml pre-filled pens | 5 | £31 |
| Pregabalin 50mg capsules | 4 | £7 |
| Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 4 | £59 |
| Diclofenac diethylammonium 2.32% gel | 4 | £58 |
| Dermacool 2% cream | 4 | £53 |
| Labetalol 200mg tablets | 3 | £53 |