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NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board

QUE · 41 dispensing practices
Data updated March 2026

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was an integrated care board in England in March 2026, with 1,975,570 items dispensed, up 5.5% on a year earlier.

1,975,570items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£33,041,949

Net ingredient cost, March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: national prescribing items by month

0 1.4m 2.8m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Mar 2026 avg ICB 1,975,570 May 2022: 1.7m Jun 2022: 1.7m Jul 2022: 1.7m Aug 2022: 1.7m Sep 2022: 1.7m Oct 2022: 1.8m Nov 2022: 1.8m Dec 2022: 1.8m Jan 2023: 1.8m Feb 2023: 1.6m Mar 2023: 1.9m Apr 2023: 1.7m May 2023: 1.8m Jun 2023: 1.8m Jul 2023: 1.8m Aug 2023: 1.8m Sep 2023: 1.8m Oct 2023: 1.8m Nov 2023: 1.8m Dec 2023: 1.9m Jan 2024: 1.9m Feb 2024: 1.8m Mar 2024: 1.8m Apr 2024: 1.9m May 2024: 1.9m Jun 2024: 1.8m Jul 2024: 1.9m Aug 2024: 1.9m Sep 2024: 1.8m Oct 2024: 2m Nov 2024: 1.9m Dec 2024: 1.9m Jan 2025: 2m Feb 2025: 1.8m Mar 2025: 1.9m Apr 2025: 1.9m May 2025: 2m Jun 2025: 1.9m Jul 2025: 2m Aug 2025: 1.9m Sep 2025: 1.9m Oct 2025: 2.2m Nov 2025: 1.9m Dec 2025: 2m Jan 2026: 2m Feb 2026: 1.8m Mar 2026: 2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, March 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, March 2026
Medicine Items Net ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 115,810 £94,221
Amlodipine 61,266 £47,942
Omeprazole 58,447 £100,826
Levothyroxine sodium 57,989 £60,303
Bisoprolol fumarate 46,444 £49,594
Lansoprazole 43,586 £42,657
Ramipril 42,557 £41,687
Colecalciferol 40,496 £165,164
Metformin hydrochloride 38,913 £82,042
Sertraline hydrochloride 38,132 £65,372
Adhesive Removers (Sprays/Liquids/Wipes) 33,722 £737,432
Aspirin 32,403 £81,758
Catheters 30,151 £5,495,857
Lisinopril 27,701 £23,573
Amitriptyline hydrochloride 27,286 £27,679

Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (41 total).

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