Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt
RBN00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt was ranked 132nd of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 632 items dispensed, down 15.3% on a year earlier.
632items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£14,850
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sterimar 31.8% isotonic nasal spray | 52 | £304 |
| Gaviscon Advance oral suspension aniseed (Reckitt Benckiser) | 43 | £863 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 33 | £55 |
| Dymista 137micrograms/dose / 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 29 | £943 |
| Flixonase 50micrograms/dose aqueous nasal spray | 28 | £450 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 23 | £64 |
| Ryaltris 25micrograms/dose / 600micrograms/dose nasal spray | 19 | £329 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 17 | £38 |
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 15 | £128 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 14 | £17 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 11 | £19 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 10 | £16 |
| Gaviscon Advance oral susp peppermint (Reckitt Benckiser) | 9 | £211 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 8 | £16 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 8 | £37 |