University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
RWE00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust was ranked 43rd of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 4,084 items dispensed, down 22.6% on a year earlier.
4,084items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£96,678
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 190 | £2,648 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 171 | £740 |
| Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free | 147 | £560 |
| Dexafree 1mg/1ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 133 | £4,365 |
| Hylo Dual Intense eye drops preservative free | 94 | £1,822 |
| Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose | 93 | £1,453 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 88 | £171 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 82 | £110 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 73 | £155 |
| Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free | 70 | £957 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 61 | £163 |
| Hylo Night eye ointment preservative free | 58 | £266 |
| Softacort 3.35mg/ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose | 54 | £1,307 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 54 | £56 |
| Maxitrol eye ointment | 52 | £88 |