NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
QUA · 1 dispensing practices
Black Country was ranked 16th of 42 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,376,207 items dispensed, up 5.8% on a year earlier.
2,376,207items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£22,940,419
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Black Country: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Black Country, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 136,498 | £152,888 |
| Lansoprazole | 78,929 | £97,252 |
| Amlodipine | 66,024 | £70,582 |
| Ramipril | 64,431 | £83,908 |
| Colecalciferol | 57,669 | £322,319 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 55,791 | £155,344 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 53,271 | £67,479 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 51,177 | £75,644 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 47,242 | £118,883 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 44,371 | £268,692 |
| Omeprazole | 40,877 | £246,806 |
| Aspirin | 38,239 | £120,589 |
| Salbutamol | 32,060 | £124,946 |
| Paracetamol | 30,523 | £135,785 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 29,136 | £31,962 |
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Black Country (1 total).