Northern Care Alliance NHS FT
RM300 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Northern Care Alliance NHS FT was ranked 113th of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in April 2026, with 1,095 items dispensed, down 15.6% on a year earlier.
1,095items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£23,182
Actual cost, April 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Northern Care Alliance NHS FT: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to April 2026
Top medicines, April 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Warfarin 1mg tablets | 202 | £1,435 |
| Warfarin 3mg tablets | 178 | £352 |
| Warfarin 5mg tablets | 108 | £254 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 41 | £3,459 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 19 | £27 |
| Isotretinoin 10mg capsules | 17 | £562 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 17 | £56 |
| Ciclosporin 50mg capsules | 14 | £1,573 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 13 | £25 |
| Ciclosporin 100mg capsules | 12 | £3,137 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 11 | £16 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 11 | £15 |
| Dermovate 0.05% ointment | 11 | £61 |
| Protopic 0.1% ointment | 10 | £417 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 9 | £252 |