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Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations vs Sodium chloride

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

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations was dispensed 1.9× as often as Sodium chloride in March 2026 — 2,800 items versus 1,440 in England.

2,800items

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,440items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations   ·   ╌ Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride 2,800

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations versus Sodium chloride, March 2026
Measure Other eye tear/lubricant/astringent preparations Sodium chloride
Items, March 2026 2,800 1,440
Items, last 12 months 33,587 16,595
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £33,100 £39,411

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