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Hypromellose vs Ketorolac trometamol

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

Hypromellose was dispensed 6.6× as often as Ketorolac trometamol in April 2026 — 27,160 items versus 4,110 in England.

27,160items

Hypromellose · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,110items

Ketorolac trometamol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hypromellose versus Ketorolac trometamol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hypromellose   ·   ╌ Ketorolac trometamol

0 70k 141k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Ketorolac tromet… 27,160 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 Feb 2025: 29k 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Hypromellose versus Ketorolac trometamol, April 2026
Measure Hypromellose Ketorolac trometamol
Items, April 2026 27,160 4,110
Items, last 12 months 376,134 50,917
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £163,764 £21,332

See the full profile for Hypromellose or Ketorolac trometamol.