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Carmellose sodium vs Carbomer

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

Carmellose sodium was dispensed 171.2× as often as Carbomer in March 2026 — 31,670 items versus 185 in England.

31,670items

Carmellose sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

185items

Carbomer · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carmellose sodium versus Carbomer: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carmellose sodium   ·   ╌ Carbomer

Carbomer 31,670

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Carmellose sodium versus Carbomer, March 2026
Measure Carmellose sodium Carbomer
Items, March 2026 31,670 185
Items, last 12 months 386,963 2,533
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £343,769 £1,792

See the full profile for Carmellose sodium or Carbomer.