Written question WQ90326

The table below indicates the 50 most frequently dispensed items by community pharmacies in Wales in 2022-23.

The information has been provided by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.

Rank

Medicine

1

Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules

2

Atorvastatin 20mg tablets

3

Amlodipine 5mg tablets

4

Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets

5

Lansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsules

6

Paracetamol 500mg tablets

7

Sertraline 50mg tablets

8

Sertraline 100mg tablets

9

Atorvastatin 40mg tablets

10

Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram tablets

11

Amlodipine 10mg tablets

12

Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules

13

Ventolin 100micrograms/dose evohaler

14

Metformin 500mg tablets

15

Zapain 30mg/500mg tablets

16

Amitriptyline 10mg tablets

17

Levothyroxine sodium 50microgram tablets

18

Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram tablets

19

Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets

20

Ramipril 10mg capsules

21

Clopidogrel 75mg tablets

22

Simvastatin 40mg tablets

23

Ramipril 2.5mg capsules

24

Citalopram 20mg tablets

25

Ramipril 5mg capsules

26

Folic acid 5mg tablets

27

Fluoxetine 20mg capsules

28

Tamsulosin 400microgram modified-release capsules

29

Simvastatin 20mg tablets

30

Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets

31

Furosemide 40mg tablets

32

Amoxicillin 500mg capsules

33

Atorvastatin 10mg tablets

34

Bisoprolol 5mg tablets

35

Ferrous fumarate 210mg tablets

36

Atorvastatin 80mg tablets

37

Bisoprolol 1.25mg tablets

38

Salamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler cfc free (teva)

39

Prednisolone 5mg tablets

40

Apixaban 5mg tablets

41

Mirtazapine 15mg tablets

42

Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant capsules

43

Citalopram 10mg tablets

44

Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets

45

Alendronic acid 70mg tablets

46

Cetirizine 10mg tablets

47

Doxycycline 100mg capsules

48

Naproxen 500mg tablets

49

Laxido orange oral powder sachets sugar free

50

Allopurinol 100mg tablets