University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
RYR00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was the 7th highest-volume of England's 193 trusts for hospital prescribing dispensed in the community in March 2026, with 10,661 items dispensed, up 12.8% on a year earlier.
10,661items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£174,854
Actual cost, March 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 327 | £608 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 280 | £364 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 251 | £208 |
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 180 | £120 |
| Methotrexate 2.5mg tablets | 170 | £471 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 146 | £306 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 136 | £664 |
| Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free | 128 | £1,697 |
| Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets | 123 | £267 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 111 | £139 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 109 | £89 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 96 | £167 |
| Clarithromycin 500mg tablets | 88 | £138 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 84 | £461 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 83 | £628 |