Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
RXK00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was the 3rd highest-volume of England's 190 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 13,911 items dispensed, down 0.5% on a year earlier.
13,911items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£326,004
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to May 2026
Top medicines, May 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 774 | £10,903 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 427 | £1,320 |
| Dexafree 1mg/1ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 371 | £13,048 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 284 | £415 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 264 | £289 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 260 | £516 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 239 | £897 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 234 | £640 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 210 | £872 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 202 | £728 |
| Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose | 186 | £2,967 |
| Softacort 3.35mg/ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 182 | £4,436 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 180 | £2,348 |
| Cyclopentolate 1% eye drops | 172 | £1,537 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 172 | £161 |