University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
RRK00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 34th of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 4,703 items dispensed, down 4.6% on a year earlier.
4,703items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£73,372
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Birmingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 196 | £1,530 |
| Ceyesto 1mg/ml oral solution | 120 | £4,338 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 115 | £415 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 110 | £52 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 106 | £89 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 100 | £218 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 82 | £117 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 82 | £66 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 74 | £63 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 72 | £342 |
| Adaflex 2mg tablets | 72 | £1,222 |
| Slenyto 1mg modified-release tablets | 62 | £4,121 |
| Elvanse 30mg capsules | 58 | £3,148 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 55 | £301 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 53 | £87 |