University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
RK900 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust was ranked 135th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 578 items dispensed, down 26.1% on a year earlier.
578items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£9,724
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin 0.3% / Dexamethasone 0.1% ear drops | 22 | £140 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 15 | £16 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 14 | £24 |
| Aciclovir 800mg tablets | 14 | £27 |
| Dexamethasone 1mg tablets | 10 | £3 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 10 | £7 |
| Tadalafil 5mg tablets | 10 | £54 |
| Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 9 | £28 |
| Colchicine 500microgram tablets | 8 | £2 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 7 | £10 |
| Exception Handler Unspecified Item | 6 | £35 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 6 | £13 |
| Cefalexin 500mg tablets | 6 | £19 |
| Permethrin 5% cream | 6 | £51 |
| Doxazosin 2mg tablets | 5 | £15 |