South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
R0B00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 128th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 668 items dispensed, down 7.6% on a year earlier.
668items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£11,305
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 20 | £134 |
| Naseptin nasal cream | 16 | £32 |
| Betamethasone 0.1% ear/eye/nose drops | 16 | £88 |
| Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 14 | £50 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 13 | £21 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 12 | £156 |
| Bicalutamide 50mg tablets | 11 | £33 |
| Amitriptyline 10mg tablets | 11 | £10 |
| Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets | 10 | £46 |
| Tirbanibulin 10mg/g ointment 250mg sachets | 9 | £590 |
| Furosemide 40mg tablets | 9 | £9 |
| Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 8 | £10 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 8 | £11 |
| Fluticasone propionate 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 8 | £84 |
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution | 8 | £18 |