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Flurbiprofen sodium vs Olopatadine

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

Olopatadine was dispensed 32,094.0× as often as Flurbiprofen sodium in January 2026 — 32,094 items versus 1 in England.

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Flurbiprofen sodium · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,094items

Olopatadine · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flurbiprofen sodium versus Olopatadine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flurbiprofen sodium   ·   ╌ Olopatadine

0 20k 39k Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 Jun 2024 Jan 2026 Olopatadine 1 Jan 2021: 19 Feb 2021: 10 Mar 2021: 14 Apr 2021: 9 May 2021: 12 Jun 2021: 13 Jul 2021: 8 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 10 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 9 Dec 2021: 13 Jan 2022: 11 Feb 2022: 11 Mar 2022: 8 Apr 2022: 13 May 2022: 8 Jun 2022: 11 Jul 2022: 14 Aug 2022: 16 Sep 2022: 9 Oct 2022: 7 Nov 2022: 14 Dec 2022: 10 Jan 2023: 17 Feb 2023: 9 Mar 2023: 24 Apr 2023: 16 May 2023: 12 Jun 2023: 15 Jul 2023: 8 Aug 2023: 12 Sep 2023: 12 Oct 2023: 12 Nov 2023: 10 Dec 2023: 13 Feb 2024: 10 Mar 2024: 10 Apr 2024: 13 May 2024: 14 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 15 Aug 2024: 11 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 9 Nov 2024: 11 Dec 2024: 8 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 2 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2026

Flurbiprofen sodium versus Olopatadine, January 2026
Measure Flurbiprofen sodium Olopatadine
Items, January 2026 1 32,094
Items, last 12 months 57 321,241
Net ingredient cost, January 2026 £37 £128,761

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