Medway NHS Foundation Trust
RPA00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Medway NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 39th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 4,455 items dispensed, down 15.7% on a year earlier.
4,455items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£118,145
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Medway 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 118 | £121 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 117 | £270 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 92 | £150 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 72 | £73 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 71 | £44 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £222 |
| Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets | 54 | £57 |
| Sharpsafe disposal unit 1 litre | 53 | £92 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 52 | £175 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 45 | £39 |
| Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets | 42 | £71 |
| Hydroxycarbamide 500mg capsules | 39 | £971 |
| Trimethoprim 200mg tablets | 38 | £102 |
| Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 37 | £132 |
| Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets | 32 | £154 |