NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
QH8 · 27 dispensing practices
Mid and South Essex was ranked 27th of 42 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,021,590 items dispensed, up 4.4% on a year earlier.
2,021,590items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£20,022,891
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Mid and South Essex: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in Mid and South Essex, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 127,474 | £127,600 |
| Amlodipine | 72,418 | £65,361 |
| Lansoprazole | 66,627 | £80,390 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 60,067 | £75,112 |
| Ramipril | 57,599 | £71,136 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 48,349 | £64,476 |
| Omeprazole | 44,328 | £191,159 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 40,621 | £102,017 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 39,896 | £91,017 |
| Colecalciferol | 35,214 | £179,937 |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 30,603 | £173,939 |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 30,205 | £33,054 |
| Aspirin | 30,168 | £93,366 |
| Citalopram hydrobromide | 25,811 | £20,730 |
| Salbutamol | 24,506 | £71,257 |
Compare Mid and South Essex with
Similarly-sized integrated care boards, by prescribing volume.
Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in Mid and South Essex (27 total).
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