University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
RWE00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust was ranked 42nd of 188 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 4,222 items dispensed, down 5.0% on a year earlier.
4,222items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£106,689
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Of Leicester 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 210 | £2,648 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 178 | £641 |
| Dexafree 1mg/1ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 136 | £4,599 |
| Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose | 121 | £1,755 |
| Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free | 108 | £401 |
| Hylo Dual Intense eye drops preservative free | 105 | £1,732 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 90 | £197 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 82 | £1,119 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 79 | £181 |
| Hylo Night eye ointment preservative free | 78 | £321 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 75 | £96 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 64 | £103 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 63 | £96 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 61 | £166 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 46 | £163 |