Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
RXK00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust was the 2nd highest-volume of England's 193 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in March 2026, with 14,942 items dispensed, little changed on a year earlier.
14,942items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£350,629
Actual cost, March 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 March 2026
Top medicines, March 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 698 | £10,170 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 424 | £1,460 |
| Dexafree 1mg/1ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 369 | £12,449 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 307 | £394 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 295 | £351 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 267 | £476 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 231 | £727 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 217 | £862 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 211 | £839 |
| Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free | 205 | £906 |
| Cyclopentolate 1% eye drops | 202 | £1,772 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 202 | £540 |
| Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose | 197 | £2,827 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 184 | £3,042 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 180 | £197 |