Medway NHS Foundation Trust
RPA00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Medway NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 35th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 4,869 items dispensed, down 8.9% on a year earlier.
4,869items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£128,737
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Medway 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 | 111 | £218 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 102 | £99 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 82 | £123 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 78 | £78 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 74 | £51 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £202 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 48 | £49 |
| Sharpsafe disposal unit 1 litre | 48 | £96 |
| Hydroxycarbamide 500mg capsules | 47 | £1,189 |
| Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets | 47 | £47 |
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 41 | £274 |
| Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution | 40 | £161 |
| Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets | 40 | £58 |
| Solifenacin 5mg tablets | 37 | £46 |
| Prednisolone 5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 36 | £121 |