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Antazoline vs Olopatadine

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

Olopatadine was dispensed 554.1× as often as Antazoline in April 2026 — 32,139 items versus 58 in England.

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Antazoline · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Olopatadine · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Antazoline versus Olopatadine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Antazoline   ·   ╌ Olopatadine

0 20k 39k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Olopatadine 58 Jan 2021: 743 Feb 2021: 751 Mar 2021: 957 Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 966 Sep 2021: 841 Oct 2021: 766 Nov 2021: 784 Dec 2021: 737 Jan 2022: 684 Feb 2022: 692 Mar 2022: 866 Apr 2022: 977 May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 956 Sep 2022: 759 Oct 2022: 664 Nov 2022: 657 Dec 2022: 609 Jan 2023: 636 Feb 2023: 609 Mar 2023: 753 Apr 2023: 903 May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 881 Sep 2023: 752 Oct 2023: 690 Nov 2023: 627 Dec 2023: 495 Jan 2024: 510 Feb 2024: 482 Mar 2024: 448 Apr 2024: 525 May 2024: 552 Jun 2024: 618 Jul 2024: 993 Aug 2024: 792 Sep 2024: 635 Oct 2024: 600 Nov 2024: 520 Dec 2024: 539 Jan 2025: 560 Feb 2025: 486 Mar 2025: 656 Apr 2025: 802 May 2025: 782 Jun 2025: 880 Jul 2025: 528 Aug 2025: 363 Sep 2025: 287 Oct 2025: 179 Nov 2025: 136 Dec 2025: 89 Jan 2026: 75 Feb 2026: 58 Mar 2026: 61 Apr 2026: 58

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Antazoline versus Olopatadine, April 2026
Measure Antazoline Olopatadine
Items, April 2026 58 32,139
Items, last 12 months 3,496 321,520
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £228 £129,098

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