NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
QUA · 1 dispensing practices
Black Country was ranked 19th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 2,336,599 items dispensed, up 0.6% on a year earlier.
2,336,599items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£22,839,341
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Black Country: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Black Country, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 134,101 | £155,709 |
| Lansoprazole | 77,763 | £103,204 |
| Amlodipine | 64,423 | £68,703 |
| Ramipril | 62,517 | £113,020 |
| Colecalciferol | 56,637 | £314,181 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 54,499 | £146,510 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 52,830 | £108,539 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 50,519 | £75,453 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 46,630 | £91,123 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 43,254 | £268,685 |
| Omeprazole | 40,389 | £229,366 |
| Aspirin | 37,582 | £118,548 |
| Paracetamol | 31,040 | £143,699 |
| Salbutamol | 30,656 | £113,890 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 28,501 | £29,714 |
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Black Country (1 total).