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Hypromellose vs Nepafenac

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

Hypromellose was dispensed 20.0× as often as Nepafenac in March 2026 — 28,286 items versus 1,415 in England.

28,286items

Hypromellose · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,415items

Nepafenac · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hypromellose versus Nepafenac: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hypromellose   ·   ╌ Nepafenac

Nepafenac 28,286

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Hypromellose versus Nepafenac, March 2026
Measure Hypromellose Nepafenac
Items, March 2026 28,286 1,415
Items, last 12 months 380,236 17,562
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £169,340 £31,168

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