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NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

QJ2 · 18 dispensing practices
Data updated April 2026

Derby and Derbyshire was ranked 27th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 1,881,816 items dispensed, up 4.6% on a year earlier.

1,881,816items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£15,475,622

Net ingredient cost, April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Derby and Derbyshire: 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 1,881,816 May 2022: 1.7m Jun 2022: 1.6m 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: 1.8m Apr 2023: 1.6m May 2023: 1.8m Jun 2023: 1.8m Jul 2023: 1.7m Aug 2023: 1.8m Sep 2023: 1.8m Oct 2023: 1.9m Nov 2023: 1.8m Dec 2023: 1.8m Jan 2024: 1.8m Feb 2024: 1.7m Mar 2024: 1.7m Apr 2024: 1.8m May 2024: 1.8m Jun 2024: 1.7m Jul 2024: 1.9m Aug 2024: 1.8m Sep 2024: 1.8m Oct 2024: 2m Nov 2024: 1.8m Dec 2024: 1.9m Jan 2025: 1.9m Feb 2025: 1.7m Mar 2025: 1.8m Apr 2025: 1.8m May 2025: 1.9m Jun 2025: 1.8m Jul 2025: 1.9m Aug 2025: 1.8m Sep 2025: 1.9m Oct 2025: 2.1m Nov 2025: 1.8m Dec 2025: 2m Jan 2026: 1.9m Feb 2026: 1.8m Mar 2026: 1.9m Apr 2026: 1.9m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in Derby and Derbyshire, April 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in Derby and Derbyshire, April 2026
Medicine Items Net ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 105,606 £106,590
Lansoprazole 65,596 £86,311
Ramipril 60,339 £133,146
Amlodipine 58,861 £53,306
Omeprazole 44,396 £135,010
Levothyroxine sodium 44,384 £56,394
Sertraline hydrochloride 40,367 £84,686
Bisoprolol fumarate 40,327 £122,534
Paracetamol 35,818 £153,417
Metformin hydrochloride 33,614 £88,140
Colecalciferol 30,889 £143,625
Amitriptyline hydrochloride 27,079 £33,873
Aspirin 25,449 £87,848
Salbutamol 23,730 £68,983
Mirtazapine 19,731 £22,940

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Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in Derby and Derbyshire (18 total).