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Brinzolamide vs Levobunolol hydrochloride

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

Brinzolamide was dispensed 3,983.8× as often as Levobunolol hydrochloride in May 2026 — 63,741 items versus 16 in England.

63,741items

Brinzolamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

16items

Levobunolol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Brinzolamide versus Levobunolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Brinzolamide   ·   ╌ Levobunolol hydrochloride

0 41k 81k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Levobunolol hydr… 63,741 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Brinzolamide versus Levobunolol hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Brinzolamide Levobunolol hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 63,741 16
Items, last 12 months 805,341 667
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £236,756 £394

See the full profile for Brinzolamide or Levobunolol hydrochloride.