Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
TAJ00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 76th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,454 items dispensed, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
2,454items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£48,186
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Black Country 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 86 | £65 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 84 | £58 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 75 | £97 |
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 70 | £269 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 61 | £24 |
| Aripiprazole 10mg tablets | 54 | £50 |
| Sertraline 25mg tablets | 49 | £232 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 44 | £200 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 43 | £204 |
| Circadin 2mg modified-release tablets | 43 | £1,997 |
| Lorazepam 1mg tablets | 41 | £48 |
| Sertraline 100mg tablets | 39 | £29 |
| Melatonin 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 37 | £389 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 37 | £24 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg capsules | 34 | £64 |