Wrightington Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
RRF00 · hospital prescribing dispensed in the community (FP10HP)
Wrightington Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust was ranked 67th of 190 trusts by hospital prescribing volume in May 2026, with 2,759 items dispensed, up 25.1% on a year earlier.
2,759items
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Hospital prescribing in the community
£26,178
Actual cost, May 2026
NHSBSA
Figure 1. Wrightington Wigan And Leigh 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 | 174 | £239 |
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 92 | £857 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 90 | £250 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 64 | £70 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 59 | £173 |
| Prednisolone 5mg tablets | 52 | £51 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 50 | £47 |
| Pred Forte 1% eye drops | 50 | £122 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 46 | £42 |
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 44 | £138 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 41 | £17 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 39 | £138 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 39 | £174 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 37 | £1,007 |
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 33 | £129 |