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Carmellose sodium vs Hypromellose

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

Carmellose sodium was dispensed 1.1× as often as Hypromellose in May 2026 — 30,147 items versus 26,911 in England.

30,147items

Carmellose sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26,911items

Hypromellose · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Carmellose sodium   ·   ╌ Hypromellose

0 70k 141k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Hypromellose 30,147 Jan 2021: 40k Feb 2021: 37k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 40k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 41k Jul 2021: 41k Aug 2021: 39k Sep 2021: 40k Nov 2021: 39k Dec 2021: 41k Jan 2022: 38k Feb 2022: 36k Mar 2022: 40k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 39k Jun 2022: 38k Jul 2022: 39k Aug 2022: 39k Sep 2022: 38k Oct 2022: 37k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 37k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 34k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 37k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 37k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 36k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 36k Dec 2023: 36k Jan 2024: 36k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 35k Apr 2024: 36k May 2024: 36k Jun 2024: 34k Jul 2024: 37k Aug 2024: 35k Sep 2024: 34k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 34k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 31k Apr 2025: 33k May 2025: 32k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 35k Aug 2025: 32k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 30k Dec 2025: 33k Jan 2026: 32k Feb 2026: 29k Mar 2026: 32k Apr 2026: 31k May 2026: 30k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Carmellose sodium versus Hypromellose, May 2026
Measure Carmellose sodium Hypromellose
Items, May 2026 30,147 26,911
Items, last 12 months 383,343 371,462
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £326,690 £157,999

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