The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust
RXW00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust was the 15th highest-volume of England's 190 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 7,790 items dispensed, up 0.6% on a year earlier.
7,790items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£109,634
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 317 | £470 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 235 | £876 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 231 | £362 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 209 | £777 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 201 | £332 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 197 | £253 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 170 | £127 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 168 | £186 |
| Trimethoprim 200mg tablets | 154 | £411 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 138 | £308 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 116 | £111 |
| Tinzaparin sodium 4500units/0.45ml inj pre-filled syringes | 89 | £9,986 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 82 | £442 |
| Aspirin 75mg tablets | 82 | £251 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 80 | £256 |