University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
RK900 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust was ranked 133rd of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 535 items dispensed, down 42.0% on a year earlier.
535items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£7,882
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 24 | £140 |
| Dexamethasone 1mg tablets | 12 | £3 |
| Aciclovir 800mg tablets | 11 | £22 |
| Tadalafil 5mg tablets | 9 | £21 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 9 | £12 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 8 | £4 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 8 | £8 |
| Cefalexin 500mg tablets | 7 | £24 |
| Laxido Orange oral powder sachets sugar free | 7 | £48 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 6 | £10 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 6 | £33 |
| Fexofenadine 180mg tablets | 5 | £17 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 5 | £8 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 5 | £2 |
| Amlodipine 5mg tablets | 5 | £2 |