NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
QR1 · 29 dispensing practices
Gloucestershire was ranked 33rd of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 1,188,067 items dispensed, up 2.9% on a year earlier.
1,188,067items
Dispensed in April 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£10,885,701
Net ingredient cost, April 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Gloucestershire: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Gloucestershire, April 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 74,928 | £59,606 |
| Omeprazole | 40,812 | £85,713 |
| Amlodipine | 38,664 | £29,135 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 36,439 | £37,390 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 33,775 | £61,945 |
| Ramipril | 31,335 | £48,528 |
| Lansoprazole | 25,613 | £26,119 |
| Colecalciferol | 24,073 | £58,047 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 22,895 | £39,273 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 22,007 | £39,769 |
| Aspirin | 19,668 | £52,551 |
| Losartan potassium | 17,833 | £15,118 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 16,368 | £17,319 |
| Mirtazapine | 14,531 | £11,753 |
| Furosemide | 13,675 | £9,023 |
Compare Gloucestershire with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Gloucestershire (29 total).
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