Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
RBS00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 84th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,155 items dispensed, down 6.2% on a year earlier.
2,155items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£120,070
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Alder Hey Children's 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 298 | £3,351 |
| Adaflex 2mg tablets | 104 | £3,043 |
| Slenyto 1mg modified-release tablets | 97 | £9,419 |
| Slenyto 5mg modified-release tablets | 93 | £25,864 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 85 | £959 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 83 | £130 |
| Medikinet XL 20mg capsules | 65 | £4,760 |
| Adaflex 1mg tablets | 63 | £1,708 |
| Meflynate XL 10mg capsules | 61 | £2,340 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 58 | £3,313 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 57 | £779 |
| Meflynate XL 20mg capsules | 56 | £2,867 |
| Adaflex 3mg tablets | 50 | £1,604 |
| Medikinet XL 30mg capsules | 48 | £4,110 |
| Sertraline 25mg tablets | 47 | £456 |