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Bimatoprost vs Latanoprost

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

Latanoprost was dispensed 4.2× as often as Bimatoprost in March 2026 — 300,997 items versus 71,448 in England.

71,448items

Bimatoprost · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

300,997items

Latanoprost · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Bimatoprost   ·   ╌ Latanoprost

Latanoprost 71,448

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Bimatoprost versus Latanoprost, March 2026
Measure Bimatoprost Latanoprost
Items, March 2026 71,448 300,997
Items, last 12 months 887,280 3,465,909
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £626,016 £2,066,935

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