East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
RVV00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust was the 5th highest-volume of England's 193 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in March 2026, with 13,223 items dispensed, up 10.5% on a year earlier.
13,223items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£290,208
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. East Kent Hospitals University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 375 | £703 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 328 | £235 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 279 | £235 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 258 | £872 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 205 | £296 |
| Hydroxycarbamide 500mg capsules | 183 | £3,496 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 129 | £235 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 116 | £527 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 114 | £3,903 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 113 | £262 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 105 | £134 |
| Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets | 104 | £273 |
| Amlodipine 5mg tablets | 99 | £45 |
| Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets | 90 | £593 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 90 | £565 |