University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT
R0D00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT was ranked 124th of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in April 2026, with 776 items dispensed, up 32.6% on a year earlier.
776items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£6,076
Actual cost, April 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT: hospital prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Hospital prescribing dispensed in the community, to April 2026
Top medicines, April 2026
Most-dispensed medicines prescribed by this trust and dispensed in the community.
| Medicine | Items | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets | 29 | £44 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 16 | £21 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 14 | £29 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 13 | £12 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 13 | £14 |
| Rivaroxaban 15mg tablets | 13 | £9 |
| Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution | 12 | £32 |
| Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 11 | £21 |
| Cefalexin 500mg tablets | 11 | £23 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 10 | £5 |
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 10 | £58 |
| Cyclizine 50mg tablets | 9 | £10 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 9 | £27 |
| Ondansetron 4mg tablets | 9 | £15 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 8 | £8 |