NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire was ranked 35th of 42 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in March 2026, with 1,400,536 items dispensed, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
1,400,536items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£12,906,717
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 80,859 | £85,506 |
| Omeprazole | 47,638 | £96,021 |
| Ramipril | 42,176 | £57,962 |
| Amlodipine | 40,667 | £41,603 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 37,684 | £53,585 |
| Colecalciferol | 36,939 | £144,817 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 33,112 | £49,007 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 31,034 | £55,887 |
| Lansoprazole | 27,027 | £33,232 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 26,364 | £66,354 |
| Paracetamol | 21,145 | £98,348 |
| Aspirin | 19,896 | £66,878 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 19,023 | £25,719 |
| Mirtazapine | 18,186 | £21,252 |
| Apixaban | 16,628 | £41,743 |
Compare Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire with
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (5 total).