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Dorzolamide and timolol vs Brinzolamide and timolol

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

Dorzolamide and timolol was dispensed 5.1× as often as Brinzolamide and timolol in May 2026 — 84,470 items versus 16,409 in England.

84,470items

Dorzolamide and timolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

16,409items

Brinzolamide and timolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dorzolamide and timolol versus Brinzolamide and timolol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dorzolamide and timolol   ·   ╌ Brinzolamide and timolol

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Brinzolamide and… 84,470 Jan 2021: 63k Feb 2021: 59k Mar 2021: 66k Apr 2021: 65k May 2021: 62k Jun 2021: 66k Jul 2021: 66k Aug 2021: 64k Sep 2021: 67k Oct 2021: 64k Nov 2021: 67k Dec 2021: 70k Jan 2022: 66k Feb 2022: 62k Mar 2022: 71k Apr 2022: 67k May 2022: 70k Jun 2022: 68k Jul 2022: 69k Aug 2022: 71k Sep 2022: 70k Oct 2022: 70k Nov 2022: 71k Dec 2022: 72k Jan 2023: 72k Feb 2023: 66k Mar 2023: 74k Apr 2023: 70k May 2023: 74k Jun 2023: 75k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 75k Sep 2023: 74k Oct 2023: 75k Nov 2023: 77k Dec 2023: 76k Jan 2024: 78k Feb 2024: 74k Mar 2024: 75k Apr 2024: 78k May 2024: 79k Jun 2024: 75k Jul 2024: 82k Aug 2024: 79k Sep 2024: 76k Oct 2024: 82k Nov 2024: 78k Dec 2024: 81k Jan 2025: 83k Feb 2025: 74k Mar 2025: 79k Apr 2025: 79k May 2025: 83k Jun 2025: 80k Jul 2025: 86k Aug 2025: 79k Sep 2025: 83k Oct 2025: 85k Nov 2025: 79k Dec 2025: 88k Jan 2026: 86k Feb 2026: 79k Mar 2026: 86k Apr 2026: 86k May 2026: 84k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dorzolamide and timolol versus Brinzolamide and timolol, May 2026
Measure Dorzolamide and timolol Brinzolamide and timolol
Items, May 2026 84,470 16,409
Items, last 12 months 1,002,296 201,532
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,401,157 £148,830

See the full profile for Dorzolamide and timolol or Brinzolamide and timolol.