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Dorzolamide and timolol vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Dorzolamide and timolol was dispensed 41.9× as often as Pilocarpine hydrochloride in April 2026 — 85,586 items versus 2,042 in England.

85,586items

Dorzolamide and timolol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,042items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Dorzolamide and timolol   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Pilocarpine hydr… 85,586 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 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Dorzolamide and timolol versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Dorzolamide and timolol Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 85,586 2,042
Items, last 12 months 1,000,753 24,737
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,415,365 £155,441

See the full profile for Dorzolamide and timolol or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.