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NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

QUY · 5 dispensing practices
Data updated April 2026

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

0 1.5m 3m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Apr 2026 avg ICB 1,359,516 May 2022: 1.4m Jun 2022: 1.3m Jul 2022: 1.3m Aug 2022: 1.3m Sep 2022: 1.3m Oct 2022: 1.4m Nov 2022: 1.4m Dec 2022: 1.4m Jan 2023: 1.4m Feb 2023: 1.3m Mar 2023: 1.5m Apr 2023: 1.3m May 2023: 1.4m Jun 2023: 1.4m Jul 2023: 1.4m Aug 2023: 1.4m Sep 2023: 1.4m Oct 2023: 1.5m Nov 2023: 1.4m Dec 2023: 1.4m Jan 2024: 1.4m Feb 2024: 1.3m Mar 2024: 1.4m Apr 2024: 1.4m May 2024: 1.4m Jun 2024: 1.4m Jul 2024: 1.5m Aug 2024: 1.4m Sep 2024: 1.4m Oct 2024: 1.5m Nov 2024: 1.4m Dec 2024: 1.5m Jan 2025: 1.5m Feb 2025: 1.3m Mar 2025: 1.4m Apr 2025: 1.4m May 2025: 1.4m Jun 2025: 1.4m Jul 2025: 1.4m Aug 2025: 1.3m Sep 2025: 1.4m Oct 2025: 1.6m Nov 2025: 1.4m Dec 2025: 1.5m Jan 2026: 1.4m Feb 2026: 1.3m Mar 2026: 1.4m Apr 2026: 1.4m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, April 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, April 2026
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).