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Timolol and bimatoprost vs Timolol

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

Timolol and bimatoprost was dispensed 1.4× as often as Timolol in April 2026 — 74,612 items versus 52,933 in England.

74,612items

Timolol and bimatoprost · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

52,933items

Timolol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Timolol and bimatoprost   ·   ╌ Timolol

0 44k 88k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Timolol 74,612 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Timolol and bimatoprost versus Timolol, April 2026
Measure Timolol and bimatoprost Timolol
Items, April 2026 74,612 52,933
Items, last 12 months 924,932 607,517
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,047,485 £416,861

See the full profile for Timolol and bimatoprost or Timolol.