Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt
RBN00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt was ranked 126th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 684 items dispensed, down 15.2% on a year earlier.
684items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£12,919
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Mersey & West Lancs Teach Hosp NHSt: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sterimar 31.8% isotonic nasal spray | 67 | £384 |
| Gaviscon Advance oral suspension aniseed (Reckitt Benckiser) | 37 | £807 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 34 | £56 |
| Dymista 137micrograms/dose / 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 32 | £844 |
| Ryaltris 25micrograms/dose / 600micrograms/dose nasal spray | 29 | £545 |
| Flixonase 50micrograms/dose aqueous nasal spray | 26 | £408 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 19 | £48 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 17 | £19 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 16 | £46 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 12 | £17 |
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 11 | £99 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 10 | £397 |
| Gaviscon Advance oral susp peppermint (Reckitt Benckiser) | 8 | £166 |
| Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler CFC free | 8 | £17 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 7 | £13 |