NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
QMJ · 2 dispensing practices
North Central London was ranked 24th of 42 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in March 2026, with 2,205,944 items dispensed, up 9.5% on a year earlier.
2,205,944items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£18,926,977
Net ingredient cost, March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. North Central London: national prescribing items by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
Most-prescribed medicines in North Central London, March 2026
By items dispensed in this ICB.
| Medicine | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 131,163 | £116,743 |
| Amlodipine | 75,560 | £65,066 |
| Lansoprazole | 69,218 | £65,757 |
| Colecalciferol | 62,075 | £229,659 |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 61,013 | £125,659 |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 59,626 | £72,052 |
| Ramipril | 52,531 | £54,928 |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 51,072 | £51,514 |
| Omeprazole | 48,613 | £155,995 |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 37,917 | £82,410 |
| Aspirin | 35,372 | £84,447 |
| Losartan potassium | 29,991 | £27,354 |
| Dapagliflozin | 26,859 | £165,848 |
| Emollients | 26,097 | £169,304 |
| Mirtazapine | 25,731 | £27,093 |
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Dispensing practices
GP practices that dispense in North Central London (2 total).