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Lodoxamide trometamol vs Olopatadine

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

Olopatadine was dispensed 28.9× as often as Lodoxamide trometamol in May 2026 — 32,094 items versus 1,109 in England.

1,109items

Lodoxamide trometamol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,094items

Olopatadine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lodoxamide trometamol versus Olopatadine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lodoxamide trometamol   ·   ╌ Olopatadine

0 20k 39k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Olopatadine 1,109 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 989 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 2k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 996 Dec 2022: 900 Jan 2023: 947 Feb 2023: 918 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 2k Jun 2023: 2k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 988 Nov 2023: 935 Dec 2023: 820 Jan 2024: 918 Feb 2024: 918 Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 963 Nov 2024: 845 Dec 2024: 894 Jan 2025: 854 Feb 2025: 802 Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 951 Sep 2025: 940 Oct 2025: 868 Nov 2025: 756 Dec 2025: 816 Jan 2026: 793 Feb 2026: 797 Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lodoxamide trometamol versus Olopatadine, May 2026
Measure Lodoxamide trometamol Olopatadine
Items, May 2026 1,109 32,094
Items, last 12 months 11,860 321,241
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £6,961 £128,761

See the full profile for Lodoxamide trometamol or Olopatadine.