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Betaxolol vs Latanoprost

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

Latanoprost was dispensed 395.0× as often as Betaxolol in May 2026 — 291,088 items versus 737 in England.

737items

Betaxolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

291,088items

Latanoprost · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Betaxolol   ·   ╌ Latanoprost

0 153k 306k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Latanoprost 737 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 933 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 911 May 2023: 992 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 908 Aug 2023: 948 Sep 2023: 939 Oct 2023: 917 Nov 2023: 941 Dec 2023: 946 Jan 2024: 944 Feb 2024: 883 Mar 2024: 889 Apr 2024: 926 May 2024: 896 Jun 2024: 876 Jul 2024: 928 Aug 2024: 884 Sep 2024: 898 Oct 2024: 888 Nov 2024: 838 Dec 2024: 871 Jan 2025: 878 Feb 2025: 790 Mar 2025: 863 Apr 2025: 810 May 2025: 869 Jun 2025: 810 Jul 2025: 864 Aug 2025: 794 Sep 2025: 824 Oct 2025: 875 Nov 2025: 768 Dec 2025: 825 Jan 2026: 806 Feb 2026: 710 Mar 2026: 780 Apr 2026: 768 May 2026: 737

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Betaxolol versus Latanoprost, May 2026
Measure Betaxolol Latanoprost
Items, May 2026 737 291,088
Items, last 12 months 9,561 3,486,785
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,065 £2,029,562

See the full profile for Betaxolol or Latanoprost.