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Latanoprost vs Dorzolamide

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

Latanoprost was dispensed 6.1× as often as Dorzolamide in May 2026 — 291,088 items versus 47,558 in England.

291,088items

Latanoprost · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

47,558items

Dorzolamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Latanoprost versus Dorzolamide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Latanoprost   ·   ╌ Dorzolamide

0 153k 306k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Dorzolamide 291,088 Jan 2021: 230k Feb 2021: 215k Mar 2021: 241k Apr 2021: 234k May 2021: 225k Jun 2021: 242k Jul 2021: 243k Aug 2021: 233k Oct 2021: 233k Nov 2021: 243k Dec 2021: 256k Jan 2022: 240k Feb 2022: 225k Mar 2022: 254k Apr 2022: 240k May 2022: 249k Jun 2022: 245k Jul 2022: 245k Aug 2022: 256k Sep 2022: 252k Oct 2022: 248k Nov 2022: 253k Dec 2022: 257k Jan 2023: 254k Feb 2023: 230k Mar 2023: 260k Apr 2023: 250k May 2023: 261k Jun 2023: 267k Jul 2023: 257k Aug 2023: 264k Sep 2023: 259k Oct 2023: 267k Nov 2023: 270k Dec 2023: 266k Jan 2024: 272k Feb 2024: 256k Mar 2024: 262k Apr 2024: 271k May 2024: 279k Jun 2024: 259k Jul 2024: 283k Aug 2024: 277k Sep 2024: 268k Oct 2024: 285k Nov 2024: 272k Dec 2024: 281k Jan 2025: 287k Feb 2025: 257k Mar 2025: 275k Apr 2025: 276k May 2025: 290k Jun 2025: 277k Jul 2025: 300k Aug 2025: 277k Sep 2025: 289k Oct 2025: 299k Nov 2025: 275k Dec 2025: 306k Jan 2026: 300k Feb 2026: 277k Mar 2026: 301k Apr 2026: 296k May 2026: 291k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Latanoprost versus Dorzolamide, May 2026
Measure Latanoprost Dorzolamide
Items, May 2026 291,088 47,558
Items, last 12 months 3,486,785 573,598
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,029,562 £772,825

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