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NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

QMJ · 2 dispensing practices
Data updated March 2026

North Central London was an integrated care board in England 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

0 1.4m 2.8m May 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Sep 2024 Apr 2025 Mar 2026 avg ICB 2,205,944 May 2022: 1.8m Jun 2022: 1.8m Jul 2022: 1.7m Aug 2022: 1.7m Sep 2022: 1.8m Oct 2022: 1.8m Nov 2022: 1.8m Dec 2022: 1.8m Jan 2023: 1.8m Feb 2023: 1.7m Mar 2023: 1.9m Apr 2023: 1.7m May 2023: 1.9m Jun 2023: 1.9m Jul 2023: 1.9m Aug 2023: 1.9m Sep 2023: 1.9m Oct 2023: 1.9m Nov 2023: 2m Dec 2023: 1.9m Jan 2024: 2m Feb 2024: 1.9m Mar 2024: 1.9m Apr 2024: 2m May 2024: 2m Jun 2024: 2m Jul 2024: 2.1m Aug 2024: 2m Sep 2024: 2m Oct 2024: 2.2m Nov 2024: 2.1m Dec 2024: 2m Jan 2025: 2.1m Feb 2025: 1.9m Mar 2025: 2m Apr 2025: 2.1m May 2025: 2.1m Jun 2025: 2.1m Jul 2025: 2.2m Aug 2025: 2m Sep 2025: 2.1m Oct 2025: 2.3m Nov 2025: 2.1m Dec 2025: 2.2m Jan 2026: 2.2m Feb 2026: 2m Mar 2026: 2.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in North Central London, March 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in North Central London, March 2026
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

Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in North Central London (2 total).