Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
RP100 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 93rd of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 1,671 items dispensed, up 21.0% on a year earlier.
1,671items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£31,169
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Northamptonshire Healthcare 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 | 68 | £197 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 52 | £34 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 48 | £46 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 38 | £11 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets | 33 | £58 |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 32 | £21 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg capsules | 32 | £52 |
| Lorazepam 1mg tablets | 31 | £23 |
| Donepezil 5mg tablets | 30 | £21 |
| Diazepam 5mg tablets | 28 | £11 |
| Sertraline 25mg tablets | 28 | £126 |
| Donepezil 10mg tablets | 28 | £33 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 25 | £20 |
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 24 | £13 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 23 | £120 |