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NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board

QK1 · 19 dispensing practices
Data updated April 2026

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland was ranked 23rd of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 2,216,186 items dispensed, up 6.1% on a year earlier.

2,216,186items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£19,243,032

Net ingredient cost, April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland: 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 2,216,186 May 2022: 1.9m Jun 2022: 1.9m Jul 2022: 1.9m Aug 2022: 1.9m Sep 2022: 1.9m Oct 2022: 2m Nov 2022: 2m Dec 2022: 2m Jan 2023: 1.9m Feb 2023: 1.8m Mar 2023: 2m Apr 2023: 1.8m May 2023: 2m Jun 2023: 2m Jul 2023: 1.9m Aug 2023: 2m Sep 2023: 2m Oct 2023: 2.1m Nov 2023: 2.1m Dec 2023: 2m Jan 2024: 2.1m Feb 2024: 2m Mar 2024: 2m Apr 2024: 2.1m May 2024: 2.1m Jun 2024: 2m Jul 2024: 2.1m Aug 2024: 2.1m Sep 2024: 2m Oct 2024: 2.3m Nov 2024: 2.1m Dec 2024: 2.2m Jan 2025: 2.2m Feb 2025: 2m Mar 2025: 2.1m Apr 2025: 2.1m May 2025: 2.2m Jun 2025: 2.1m Jul 2025: 2.3m Aug 2025: 2.1m Sep 2025: 2.2m Oct 2025: 2.4m Nov 2025: 2.1m Dec 2025: 2.3m Jan 2026: 2.2m Feb 2026: 2m Mar 2026: 2.3m Apr 2026: 2.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, April 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, April 2026
Medicine Items Net ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 149,183 £136,775
Lansoprazole 87,546 £95,328
Amlodipine 81,650 £65,431
Ramipril 69,826 £124,518
Levothyroxine sodium 59,002 £69,937
Bisoprolol fumarate 53,266 £132,651
Metformin hydrochloride 52,084 £114,274
Colecalciferol 45,186 £207,804
Sertraline hydrochloride 43,325 £106,607
Losartan potassium 33,673 £28,980
Dapagliflozin 32,207 £183,215
Aspirin 30,462 £88,387
Omeprazole 27,971 £113,423
Paracetamol 26,555 £107,319
Amitriptyline hydrochloride 26,404 £28,564

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Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (19 total).