NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
QUY · 5 dispensing practices
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire was ranked 31st of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 1,359,516 items dispensed, down 0.6% on a year earlier.
1,359,516items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£13,081,018
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 76,677 | £84,146 |
| Omeprazole | 44,714 | £91,301 |
| Ramipril | 39,864 | £101,620 |
| Amlodipine | 38,924 | £38,614 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 35,613 | £51,151 |
| Colecalciferol | 34,772 | £135,299 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 31,652 | £112,804 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 29,668 | £64,011 |
| Lansoprazole | 25,336 | £34,872 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 24,828 | £63,875 |
| Paracetamol | 19,956 | £91,381 |
| Aspirin | 18,999 | £64,320 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 17,950 | £23,912 |
| Mirtazapine | 16,980 | £21,514 |
| Apixaban | 16,211 | £84,486 |
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (5 total).