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NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

QWE · 0 dispensing practices
Data updated April 2026

South West London was ranked 22nd of 36 integrated care boards in England by prescribing volume in April 2026, with 2,255,463 items dispensed, up 6.1% on a year earlier.

2,255,463items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£18,107,734

Net ingredient cost, April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. South West London: 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 2,255,463 May 2022: 2m Jun 2022: 2m Jul 2022: 1.9m Aug 2022: 2m Sep 2022: 2m Oct 2022: 2m Nov 2022: 2m Dec 2022: 2.1m Jan 2023: 2m Feb 2023: 1.9m Mar 2023: 2.1m Apr 2023: 1.9m May 2023: 2m Jun 2023: 2.1m Jul 2023: 2m Aug 2023: 2m Sep 2023: 2.1m Oct 2023: 2.1m Nov 2023: 2.1m Dec 2023: 2.1m Jan 2024: 2.1m Feb 2024: 2m Mar 2024: 2m Apr 2024: 2.1m May 2024: 2.1m Jun 2024: 2m Jul 2024: 2.2m 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: 2.2m Aug 2025: 2.1m Sep 2025: 2.2m Oct 2025: 2.4m Nov 2025: 2.2m Dec 2025: 2.3m Jan 2026: 2.2m Feb 2026: 2.1m Mar 2026: 2.3m Apr 2026: 2.3m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Most-prescribed medicines in South West London, April 2026

By items dispensed in this ICB.

Top medicines in South West London, April 2026
Medicine Items Net ingredient cost
Atorvastatin 129,739 £105,106
Amlodipine 75,150 £60,723
Ramipril 64,117 £122,911
Omeprazole 63,719 £163,185
Colecalciferol 61,019 £225,485
Levothyroxine sodium 60,792 £71,015
Bisoprolol fumarate 59,423 £139,120
Metformin hydrochloride 58,002 £113,945
Lansoprazole 52,187 £50,071
Sertraline hydrochloride 41,991 £81,343
Aspirin 37,496 £82,756
Dapagliflozin 35,159 £161,336
Mirtazapine 22,783 £20,406
Candesartan cilexetil 22,740 £51,502
Apixaban 21,822 £73,164

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Dispensing practices

GP practices that dispense in South West London (0 total).

No dispensing practices recorded in this ICB.