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Brimonidine tartrate vs Bimatoprost

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

Bimatoprost was dispensed 3.4× as often as Brimonidine tartrate in May 2026 — 67,541 items versus 19,967 in England.

19,967items

Brimonidine tartrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,541items

Bimatoprost · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Brimonidine tartrate versus Bimatoprost: national items dispensed by month

▬ Brimonidine tartrate   ·   ╌ Bimatoprost

0 48k 95k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Bimatoprost 19,967 Jan 2021: 22k Feb 2021: 20k Mar 2021: 22k Apr 2021: 21k May 2021: 20k Jun 2021: 22k Jul 2021: 22k Aug 2021: 21k Sep 2021: 22k Oct 2021: 21k Nov 2021: 21k Dec 2021: 22k Jan 2022: 21k Feb 2022: 19k Mar 2022: 22k Apr 2022: 20k May 2022: 21k Jun 2022: 21k Jul 2022: 21k Aug 2022: 24k Sep 2022: 22k Oct 2022: 21k Nov 2022: 21k Dec 2022: 21k Jan 2023: 21k Feb 2023: 19k Mar 2023: 21k Apr 2023: 19k May 2023: 21k Jun 2023: 21k Jul 2023: 20k Aug 2023: 21k Sep 2023: 21k Oct 2023: 21k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 21k Jan 2024: 21k Feb 2024: 20k Mar 2024: 20k Apr 2024: 22k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 20k Jul 2024: 21k Aug 2024: 20k Sep 2024: 20k Oct 2024: 21k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 21k Jan 2025: 21k Feb 2025: 18k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 19k May 2025: 20k Jun 2025: 19k Jul 2025: 21k Aug 2025: 19k Sep 2025: 20k Oct 2025: 21k Nov 2025: 19k Dec 2025: 21k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 19k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 20k May 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Brimonidine tartrate versus Bimatoprost, May 2026
Measure Brimonidine tartrate Bimatoprost
Items, May 2026 19,967 67,541
Items, last 12 months 242,641 871,015
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £55,357 £588,670

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