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Bimatoprost vs Acetazolamide sodium

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

Bimatoprost was dispensed 33,770.5× as often as Acetazolamide sodium in May 2026 — 67,541 items versus 2 in England.

67,541items

Bimatoprost · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Acetazolamide sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bimatoprost versus Acetazolamide sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bimatoprost   ·   ╌ Acetazolamide sodium

0 48k 95k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Acetazolamide so… 67,541 Jan 2021: 90k Feb 2021: 83k Mar 2021: 94k Apr 2021: 91k May 2021: 86k Jun 2021: 93k Jul 2021: 93k Aug 2021: 88k Sep 2021: 92k Oct 2021: 87k Nov 2021: 90k Dec 2021: 95k Jan 2022: 88k Feb 2022: 83k Mar 2022: 92k Apr 2022: 87k May 2022: 90k Jun 2022: 87k Jul 2022: 88k Aug 2022: 90k Sep 2022: 88k Oct 2022: 87k Nov 2022: 88k Dec 2022: 88k Jan 2023: 87k Feb 2023: 79k Mar 2023: 92k Apr 2023: 83k May 2023: 87k Jun 2023: 88k Jul 2023: 85k Aug 2023: 86k Sep 2023: 84k Oct 2023: 85k Nov 2023: 85k Dec 2023: 85k Jan 2024: 86k Feb 2024: 81k Mar 2024: 81k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 84k Jun 2024: 78k Jul 2024: 85k Aug 2024: 82k Sep 2024: 79k Oct 2024: 83k Nov 2024: 78k Dec 2024: 80k Jan 2025: 81k Feb 2025: 72k Mar 2025: 76k Apr 2025: 76k May 2025: 78k Jun 2025: 74k Jul 2025: 79k Aug 2025: 72k Sep 2025: 75k Oct 2025: 77k Dec 2025: 76k Jan 2026: 73k Feb 2026: 66k Mar 2026: 71k Apr 2026: 70k May 2026: 68k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Bimatoprost versus Acetazolamide sodium, May 2026
Measure Bimatoprost Acetazolamide sodium
Items, May 2026 67,541 2
Items, last 12 months 879,509 4
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £588,670 £44

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