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Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) vs Sodium cromoglicate

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

Sodium cromoglicate was dispensed 3.7× as often as Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) in May 2026 — 60,313 items versus 16,189 in England.

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Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60,313items

Sodium cromoglicate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) versus Sodium cromoglicate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory)   ·   ╌ Sodium cromoglicate

0 66k 132k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sodium cromoglic… 16,189 Jan 2021: 5k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 6k Apr 2021: 6k May 2021: 6k Jun 2021: 6k Jul 2021: 6k Aug 2021: 6k Sep 2021: 6k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 7k Dec 2021: 7k Jan 2022: 7k Feb 2022: 6k Mar 2022: 7k Apr 2022: 7k May 2022: 8k Jun 2022: 7k Jul 2022: 8k Aug 2022: 8k Sep 2022: 8k Oct 2022: 8k Nov 2022: 8k Dec 2022: 8k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 7k Mar 2023: 9k Apr 2023: 7k May 2023: 9k Jun 2023: 8k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 9k Sep 2023: 9k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 12k Dec 2024: 12k Jan 2025: 13k Feb 2025: 12k Mar 2025: 13k Apr 2025: 13k May 2025: 14k Jun 2025: 14k Jul 2025: 15k Aug 2025: 13k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 15k Nov 2025: 14k Dec 2025: 16k Jan 2026: 15k Feb 2026: 15k Mar 2026: 16k Apr 2026: 16k May 2026: 16k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) versus Sodium cromoglicate, May 2026
Measure Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) Sodium cromoglicate
Items, May 2026 16,189 60,313
Items, last 12 months 180,294 608,554
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,808,607 £188,826

See the full profile for Ciclosporin (Eye Anti Inflammatory) or Sodium cromoglicate.