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Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment

1103010C0AAADAD · Eye
Data updated May 2026
30,158items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£98,891

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

365,642items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment: national items dispensed by month

0 23k 46k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 30,158 Jan 2021: 25k Feb 2021: 25k Mar 2021: 28k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 28k Jun 2021: 34k Jul 2021: 32k Aug 2021: 28k Sep 2021: 29k Oct 2021: 32k Nov 2021: 39k Dec 2021: 41k Jan 2022: 33k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 35k Apr 2022: 30k May 2022: 31k Jun 2022: 31k Jul 2022: 30k Aug 2022: 28k Sep 2022: 26k Oct 2022: 27k Nov 2022: 29k Dec 2022: 34k Jan 2023: 43k Feb 2023: 46k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 38k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 33k Aug 2023: 30k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 30k Nov 2023: 31k Dec 2023: 30k Jan 2024: 34k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 33k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 30k Jun 2024: 29k Jul 2024: 30k Aug 2024: 27k Sep 2024: 27k Oct 2024: 28k Nov 2024: 28k Dec 2024: 29k Jan 2025: 33k Feb 2025: 32k Mar 2025: 34k Apr 2025: 30k May 2025: 30k Jun 2025: 31k Jul 2025: 30k Aug 2025: 26k Sep 2025: 27k Oct 2025: 29k Nov 2025: 28k Dec 2025: 31k Jan 2026: 32k Feb 2026: 34k Mar 2026: 36k Apr 2026: 31k May 2026: 30k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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