West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
RWG00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust was ranked 21st of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 6,558 items dispensed, up 21.7% on a year earlier.
6,558items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£165,780
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. West Hertfordshire Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 152 | £118 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 125 | £293 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 112 | £130 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 110 | £479 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 104 | £197 |
| Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 78 | £869 |
| Dermol 500 lotion | 70 | £472 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 69 | £238 |
| Maxidex 0.1% eye drops | 60 | £136 |
| Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets | 52 | £328 |
| Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 51 | £186 |
| Clopidogrel 75mg tablets | 51 | £37 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 51 | £197 |
| Tolak 40mg/g cream | 47 | £1,541 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 47 | £442 |