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Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations vs Hypromellose

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

Hypromellose was dispensed 10.1× as often as Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations in March 2026 — 28,286 items versus 2,800 in England.

2,800items

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

28,286items

Hypromellose · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations   ·   ╌ Hypromellose

Hypromellose 2,800

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations versus Hypromellose, March 2026
Measure Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations Hypromellose
Items, March 2026 2,800 28,286
Items, last 12 months 33,587 380,236
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £33,100 £169,340

See the full profile for Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations or Hypromellose.