University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust
RTG00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 51st of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 3,720 items dispensed, up 1.9% on a year earlier.
3,720items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£55,796
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 66 | £109 |
| Evolve HA 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 66 | £584 |
| Oramorph 10mg/5ml oral solution | 65 | £140 |
| Softacort 3.35mg/ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 56 | £1,259 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1% eye drops | 53 | £114 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 53 | £254 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 50 | £37 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 48 | £177 |
| Hylo Dual Intense eye drops preservative free | 47 | £817 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 44 | £92 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 42 | £54 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 41 | £61 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 36 | £20 |
| Dexafree 1mg/1ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 35 | £835 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 34 | £126 |