University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
RYR00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was the 11th highest-volume of England's 190 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in May 2026, with 9,517 items dispensed, down 5.5% on a year earlier.
9,517items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£154,768
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Sussex 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 264 | £397 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 258 | £506 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 222 | £184 |
| Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets | 186 | £361 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 176 | £375 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 160 | £111 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 133 | £448 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 101 | £1,149 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 99 | £160 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 97 | £89 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 90 | £766 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 89 | £417 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 83 | £70 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 74 | £94 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 74 | £296 |