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Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations vs Paraffin soft yellow

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

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations was dispensed 8.5× as often as Paraffin soft yellow in April 2026 — 2,707 items versus 320 in England.

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Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Paraffin soft yellow · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations   ·   ╌ Paraffin soft yellow

0 2k 3k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Paraffin soft ye… 2,707 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations versus Paraffin soft yellow, April 2026
Measure Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations Paraffin soft yellow
Items, April 2026 2,707 320
Items, last 12 months 33,484 4,236
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £30,472 £50,220

See the full profile for Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations or Paraffin soft yellow.