West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
RWG00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust was ranked 23rd of 193 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in March 2026, with 6,105 items dispensed, up 18.3% on a year earlier.
6,105items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£150,797
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. West Hertfordshire Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 148 | £141 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 99 | £396 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 92 | £199 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 89 | £153 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 89 | £93 |
| Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 82 | £1,017 |
| Clopidogrel 75mg tablets | 80 | £49 |
| Dermol 500 lotion | 76 | £540 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 66 | £232 |
| Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 50 | £157 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 46 | £1,401 |
| Protopic 0.1% ointment | 46 | £2,246 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 44 | £312 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 43 | £23 |
| Labetalol 200mg tablets | 41 | £650 |