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NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

QJK · 31 dispensing practices
Data updated April 2026

Devon was ranked 24th of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 2,203,435 items dispensed, up 2.0% on a year earlier.

2,203,435items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£18,524,344

Net ingredient cost, April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Devon: 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 2,203,435 May 2022: 2.1m Jun 2022: 2.1m Jul 2022: 2.1m Aug 2022: 2.1m Sep 2022: 2.1m Oct 2022: 2.2m Nov 2022: 2.2m Dec 2022: 2.2m Jan 2023: 2.1m Feb 2023: 2m Mar 2023: 2.3m Apr 2023: 2m May 2023: 2.1m Jun 2023: 2.2m Jul 2023: 2.1m Aug 2023: 2.2m Sep 2023: 2.2m Oct 2023: 2.3m Nov 2023: 2.2m Dec 2023: 2.2m Jan 2024: 2.2m Feb 2024: 2.1m Mar 2024: 2.2m Apr 2024: 2.2m May 2024: 2.2m Jun 2024: 2.1m Jul 2024: 2.2m Aug 2024: 2.2m Sep 2024: 2.1m Oct 2024: 2.4m Nov 2024: 2.2m Dec 2024: 2.3m Jan 2025: 2.3m Feb 2025: 2m Mar 2025: 2.2m Apr 2025: 2.2m May 2025: 2.3m Jun 2025: 2.2m Jul 2025: 2.3m Aug 2025: 2.1m Sep 2025: 2.2m Oct 2025: 2.5m Nov 2025: 2.2m Dec 2025: 2.4m Jan 2026: 2.3m Feb 2026: 2.1m Mar 2026: 2.3m Apr 2026: 2.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in Devon, April 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in Devon, April 2026
Medicine Items Net ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 135,411 £133,814
Omeprazole 75,706 £179,844
Amlodipine 62,783 £52,815
Ramipril 61,361 £127,266
Levothyroxine sodium 61,194 £71,490
Bisoprolol fumarate 54,135 £158,123
Colecalciferol 53,392 £224,044
Lansoprazole 44,424 £56,309
Sertraline hydrochloride 40,050 £90,746
Paracetamol 38,537 £187,250
Metformin hydrochloride 34,968 £82,119
Aspirin 34,817 £112,792
Candesartan cilexetil 29,706 £70,505
Amitriptyline hydrochloride 29,232 £34,869
Mirtazapine 23,964 £28,412

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Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in Devon (31 total).

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