NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Hertfordshire and West Essex was an integrated care board in England in March 2026, with 2,564,278 items dispensed, up 5.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Hertfordshire and West Essex: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Most-prescribed medicines in Hertfordshire and West Essex, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 161,035 | £145,637 |
| Amlodipine | 91,264 | £83,411 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 77,488 | £90,016 |
| Ramipril | 75,559 | £88,976 |
| Omeprazole | 73,739 | £178,327 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 69,014 | £81,635 |
| Colecalciferol | 64,049 | £265,370 |
| Lansoprazole | 61,361 | £65,392 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 52,811 | £113,041 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 47,563 | £103,970 |
| Aspirin | 41,062 | £106,173 |
| Losartan potassium | 32,856 | £29,490 |
| Citalopram hydrobromide | 29,869 | £23,852 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 29,268 | £30,147 |
| Apixaban | 27,294 | £55,477 |
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Hertfordshire and West Essex (21 total).
- Angel Lane Surgery
- Ashwell Surgery
- Bancroft Medical Centre
- Bridge Cottage Surgery
- Crocus Medical Practice
- Elsenham Surgery
- John Tasker House Surgery
- King George & Manor House Surgeries
- Much Hadham Health Centre
- New Road Surgery
- Newport Surgery
- Ongar Health Centre
- Peacock Surgery
- Rothschild House Group
- St Elizabeths Centre
- Stanmore Medical Group
- Thaxted Surgery
- The Eden Surgeries
- The Gold Street Surgery
- Watton Place Clinic
- Whitwell Surgery
Download this data
Hertfordshire and West Essex'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.