NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
QYG · 14 dispensing practices
Cheshire and Merseyside was the 5th largest of England's 36 integrated care boards by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 5,458,905 items dispensed, up 2.9% on a year earlier.
5,458,905items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£50,878,453
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Cheshire and Merseyside: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Cheshire and Merseyside, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 301,227 | £269,644 |
| Amlodipine | 154,027 | £127,544 |
| Omeprazole | 153,853 | £424,626 |
| Lansoprazole | 152,286 | £190,059 |
| Ramipril | 147,207 | £246,512 |
| Colecalciferol | 139,095 | £561,252 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 128,547 | £266,919 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 126,647 | £146,941 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 124,766 | £191,074 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 93,446 | £202,024 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 87,618 | £480,304 |
| Salbutamol | 79,135 | £285,710 |
| Aspirin | 74,673 | £217,832 |
| Mirtazapine | 73,994 | £71,533 |
| Paracetamol | 67,520 | £274,261 |
Compare Cheshire and Merseyside with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Cheshire and Merseyside (14 total).
- Bunbury Medical Practice
- Chelford Surgery
- Cheshire & Mersey Cvd Prevention Team
- Greenmoss Medical Centre
- Kelsall Medical Centre
- Knutsford Medical Partnership
- Laurel Bank Surgery
- Penketh Health Centre
- Princeway Surgeries
- Stretton Medical Centre
- Tarporley Health Centre
- The Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)
- The Surgery
- The Village Surgeries Group