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Dorzolamide and timolol vs Brinzolamide/brimonidine

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

Dorzolamide and timolol was dispensed 5.5× as often as Brinzolamide/brimonidine in May 2026 — 84,470 items versus 15,265 in England.

84,470items

Dorzolamide and timolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

15,265items

Brinzolamide/brimonidine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dorzolamide and timolol   ·   ╌ Brinzolamide/brimonidine

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Brinzolamide/bri… 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/brimonidine, May 2026
Measure Dorzolamide and timolol Brinzolamide/brimonidine
Items, May 2026 84,470 15,265
Items, last 12 months 1,002,296 187,317
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,401,157 £214,930

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