NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
Derby and Derbyshire was ranked 27th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in May 2026, with 1,821,527 items dispensed, down 3.8% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
Net ingredient cost, May 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Derby and Derbyshire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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Most-prescribed medicines in Derby and Derbyshire, May 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| 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 |
Compare Derby and Derbyshire with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Derby and Derbyshire (18 total).
- Alvaston Medical Centre
- Ashbourne Medical Practice
- Barlborough Medical Practice
- Baslow Health Centre
- Calow And Brimington Practice
- Credas Medical
- Crich Medical Practice
- Evelyn Medical Centre
- Eyam Surgery
- Hartington Surgery
- Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery
- Henmore Health - Brailsford Surgery
- Littlewick Medical Centre
- Matlock And Ashover Practice
- Peak & Dales Medical Partnership
- The Aitune Medical Practice
- Welbeck Road Health Centre
- West Hallam Medical Ctr
Download this data
Derby and Derbyshire's monthly series is in this page's CSV. Every ICB's items, cost and share of national prescribing, with the method and caveats documented, is in the ICB prescribing summary dataset — one of ten in our open data catalogue.