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Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations vs Carbomer 940/980

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

Carbomer 940/980 was dispensed 28.8× as often as Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations in May 2026 — 76,710 items versus 2,664 in England.

2,664items

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

76,710items

Carbomer 940/980 · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations versus Carbomer 940/980: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations   ·   ╌ Carbomer 940/980

0 54k 107k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Carbomer 940/980 2,664 Jan 2021: 3k Feb 2021: 3k Mar 2021: 3k Apr 2021: 3k May 2021: 3k Jun 2021: 3k Jul 2021: 3k Aug 2021: 3k Sep 2021: 3k Oct 2021: 3k Nov 2021: 3k Dec 2021: 3k Jan 2022: 3k Feb 2022: 3k Mar 2022: 3k Apr 2022: 3k May 2022: 3k Jun 2022: 3k Jul 2022: 3k Aug 2022: 3k Sep 2022: 3k Oct 2022: 3k Nov 2022: 3k Dec 2022: 3k Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 3k Apr 2023: 3k May 2023: 3k Jun 2023: 3k Jul 2023: 3k Aug 2023: 3k Sep 2023: 3k Oct 2023: 3k Nov 2023: 3k Dec 2023: 3k Jan 2024: 3k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 3k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 3k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 3k Nov 2024: 3k Dec 2024: 3k Jan 2025: 3k Feb 2025: 3k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 3k Aug 2025: 3k Sep 2025: 3k Oct 2025: 3k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 2k Mar 2026: 3k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations versus Carbomer 940/980, May 2026
Measure Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations Carbomer 940/980
Items, May 2026 2,664 76,710
Items, last 12 months 33,328 963,978
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £30,711 £314,512

See the full profile for Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations or Carbomer 940/980.