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Hypromellose vs Disodium edetate

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

Hypromellose was dispensed 26,911.0× as often as Disodium edetate in May 2026 — 26,911 items versus 1 in England.

26,911items

Hypromellose · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Disodium edetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hypromellose versus Disodium edetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hypromellose   ·   ╌ Disodium edetate

0 70k 141k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Disodium edetate 26,911 Jan 2021: 137k Feb 2021: 128k Mar 2021: 141k Apr 2021: 132k May 2021: 127k Jun 2021: 135k Jul 2021: 133k Aug 2021: 125k Sep 2021: 121k Oct 2021: 114k Nov 2021: 119k Dec 2021: 123k Jan 2022: 114k Feb 2022: 105k Mar 2022: 117k Apr 2022: 107k May 2022: 110k Jun 2022: 14k Jul 2022: 3k Aug 2022: 4k Sep 2022: 3k Oct 2022: 7k Nov 2022: 6k Dec 2022: 6k Jan 2023: 5k Feb 2023: 5k Mar 2023: 5k Apr 2023: 5k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 2k Aug 2023: 2k Sep 2023: 30k Oct 2023: 47k Nov 2023: 46k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 44k Mar 2024: 50k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 40k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 41k Aug 2024: 41k Sep 2024: 34k Oct 2024: 36k Nov 2024: 33k Dec 2024: 36k Jan 2025: 31k Mar 2025: 31k Apr 2025: 31k May 2025: 32k Jun 2025: 30k Jul 2025: 31k Aug 2025: 27k Sep 2025: 30k Oct 2025: 34k Nov 2025: 34k Dec 2025: 38k Jan 2026: 37k Feb 2026: 30k Mar 2026: 28k Apr 2026: 27k May 2026: 27k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hypromellose versus Disodium edetate, May 2026
Measure Hypromellose Disodium edetate
Items, May 2026 26,911 1
Items, last 12 months 371,462 13
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £157,999 £29

See the full profile for Hypromellose or Disodium edetate.