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Acetazolamide vs Latanoprost

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2026

Latanoprost was dispensed 26.3× as often as Acetazolamide in April 2026 — 295,721 items versus 11,252 in England.

11,252items

Acetazolamide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

295,721items

Latanoprost · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acetazolamide versus Latanoprost: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acetazolamide   ·   ╌ Latanoprost

0 153k 306k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Latanoprost 11,252 Jan 2021: 9k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 9k Apr 2021: 9k May 2021: 9k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 9k Aug 2021: 9k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 9k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 9k Feb 2022: 9k Mar 2022: 10k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 10k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 11k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 11k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 11k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 10k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Acetazolamide versus Latanoprost, April 2026
Measure Acetazolamide Latanoprost
Items, April 2026 11,252 295,721
Items, last 12 months 133,752 3,485,754
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £108,107 £2,046,880

See the full profile for Acetazolamide or Latanoprost.