University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
RRK00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 39th of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 4,418 items dispensed, up 10.3% on a year earlier.
4,418items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£78,667
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Birmingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 223 | £1,388 |
| Ceyesto 1mg/ml oral solution | 143 | £5,399 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 87 | £38 |
| Adaflex 2mg tablets | 81 | £1,284 |
| Slenyto 1mg modified-release tablets | 80 | £4,666 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 80 | £60 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 74 | £59 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 73 | £135 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 71 | £204 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 65 | £87 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 60 | £58 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 59 | £95 |
| Elvanse 30mg capsules | 56 | £3,190 |
| Meflynate XL 20mg capsules | 51 | £1,040 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution | 48 | £91 |