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Bimatoprost vs Tafluprost

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

Bimatoprost was dispensed 13.9× as often as Tafluprost in April 2026 — 69,885 items versus 5,042 in England.

69,885items

Bimatoprost · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

5,042items

Tafluprost · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Bimatoprost   ·   ╌ Tafluprost

0 48k 95k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tafluprost 69,885 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 Nov 2025: 69k Dec 2025: 76k Jan 2026: 73k Feb 2026: 66k Mar 2026: 71k Apr 2026: 70k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Bimatoprost versus Tafluprost, April 2026
Measure Bimatoprost Tafluprost
Items, April 2026 69,885 5,042
Items, last 12 months 881,313 63,332
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £608,924 £81,880

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