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Timolol and bimatoprost vs Brinzolamide/brimonidine

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

Timolol and bimatoprost was dispensed 4.8× as often as Brinzolamide/brimonidine in May 2026 — 72,951 items versus 15,265 in England.

72,951items

Timolol and bimatoprost · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

15,265items

Brinzolamide/brimonidine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Timolol and bimatoprost versus Brinzolamide/brimonidine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Timolol and bimatoprost   ·   ╌ Brinzolamide/brimonidine

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Brinzolamide/bri… 72,951 Jan 2021: 81k Feb 2021: 75k Mar 2021: 85k Apr 2021: 83k May 2021: 79k Jun 2021: 85k Jul 2021: 85k Aug 2021: 81k Sep 2021: 84k Oct 2021: 81k Nov 2021: 84k Dec 2021: 88k Jan 2022: 83k Feb 2022: 77k Mar 2022: 87k Apr 2022: 82k May 2022: 84k Jun 2022: 83k Jul 2022: 84k Aug 2022: 86k Sep 2022: 85k Oct 2022: 83k Nov 2022: 85k Dec 2022: 85k Jan 2023: 83k Feb 2023: 77k Mar 2023: 88k Apr 2023: 79k May 2023: 84k Jun 2023: 85k Jul 2023: 83k Aug 2023: 84k Sep 2023: 82k Oct 2023: 84k Nov 2023: 84k Dec 2023: 83k Jan 2024: 85k Feb 2024: 79k Mar 2024: 80k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 85k Jun 2024: 78k Jul 2024: 85k Aug 2024: 83k Sep 2024: 79k Oct 2024: 84k Nov 2024: 79k Dec 2024: 82k Jan 2025: 83k Feb 2025: 74k Mar 2025: 78k Apr 2025: 78k May 2025: 81k Jun 2025: 77k Jul 2025: 83k Aug 2025: 75k Sep 2025: 78k Oct 2025: 80k Nov 2025: 73k Dec 2025: 80k Jan 2026: 77k Feb 2026: 70k Mar 2026: 77k Apr 2026: 75k May 2026: 73k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Timolol and bimatoprost versus Brinzolamide/brimonidine, May 2026
Measure Timolol and bimatoprost Brinzolamide/brimonidine
Items, May 2026 72,951 15,265
Items, last 12 months 917,070 187,317
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,030,077 £214,930

See the full profile for Timolol and bimatoprost or Brinzolamide/brimonidine.