NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
QOP · 1 dispensing practices
Greater Manchester was the 3rd largest of England's 42 integrated care boards by prescribing volume in March 2026, with 6,104,634 items dispensed, up 5.5% on a year earlier.
6,104,634items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£55,435,632
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Greater Manchester: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Greater Manchester, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 338,188 | £295,322 |
| Omeprazole | 195,203 | £452,047 |
| Amlodipine | 175,847 | £147,167 |
| Lansoprazole | 142,571 | £154,700 |
| Ramipril | 142,388 | £158,725 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 133,946 | £162,144 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 132,158 | £163,177 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 129,422 | £199,870 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 128,501 | £283,953 |
| Colecalciferol | 127,004 | £531,505 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 92,154 | £490,703 |
| Aspirin | 91,102 | £240,863 |
| Salbutamol | 87,749 | £373,182 |
| Mirtazapine | 81,515 | £74,261 |
| Emollients | 76,734 | £522,242 |
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Greater Manchester (1 total).