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Brinzolamide vs Acetazolamide sodium

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

Brinzolamide was dispensed 32,970.5× as often as Acetazolamide sodium in June 2026 — 65,941 items versus 2 in England.

65,941items

Brinzolamide · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Acetazolamide sodium · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Brinzolamide   ·   ╌ Acetazolamide sodium

0 41k 81k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Acetazolamide so… 65,941 Jan 2021: 77k Feb 2021: 71k Mar 2021: 79k Apr 2021: 77k May 2021: 74k Jun 2021: 79k Jul 2021: 79k Aug 2021: 75k Sep 2021: 79k Oct 2021: 75k Nov 2021: 78k Dec 2021: 81k Jan 2022: 75k Feb 2022: 71k Mar 2022: 80k Apr 2022: 75k May 2022: 77k Jun 2022: 75k Jul 2022: 76k Aug 2022: 80k Sep 2022: 77k Oct 2022: 75k Nov 2022: 77k Dec 2022: 75k Jan 2023: 72k Feb 2023: 70k Mar 2023: 78k Apr 2023: 70k May 2023: 75k Jun 2023: 76k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 74k Sep 2023: 72k Oct 2023: 73k Nov 2023: 73k Dec 2023: 73k Jan 2024: 74k Feb 2024: 68k Mar 2024: 70k Apr 2024: 73k May 2024: 74k Jun 2024: 68k Jul 2024: 74k Aug 2024: 71k Sep 2024: 68k Oct 2024: 72k Nov 2024: 69k Dec 2024: 71k Jan 2025: 72k Feb 2025: 64k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 70k Jun 2025: 67k Jul 2025: 72k Aug 2025: 66k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 71k Nov 2025: 64k Dec 2025: 71k Jan 2026: 68k Feb 2026: 62k Mar 2026: 67k Apr 2026: 66k May 2026: 64k Jun 2026: 66k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Brinzolamide versus Acetazolamide sodium, June 2026
Measure Brinzolamide Acetazolamide sodium
Items, June 2026 65,941 2
Items, last 12 months 804,031 4
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £245,084 £44

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