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Tropicamide vs Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide

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

Tropicamide was dispensed 90.0× as often as Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide in May 2026 — 90 items versus 1 in England.

90items

Tropicamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tropicamide versus Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tropicamide   ·   ╌ Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide

0 71.5 143 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Phenylephrine hy… 90 Jan 2021: 120 Feb 2021: 107 Mar 2021: 133 Apr 2021: 117 May 2021: 115 Jun 2021: 122 Jul 2021: 132 Aug 2021: 133 Sep 2021: 128 Oct 2021: 135 Nov 2021: 123 Dec 2021: 143 Jan 2022: 123 Feb 2022: 126 Mar 2022: 143 Apr 2022: 123 May 2022: 125 Jun 2022: 113 Jul 2022: 89 Aug 2022: 90 Sep 2022: 94 Oct 2022: 87 Nov 2022: 85 Dec 2022: 91 Jan 2023: 99 Feb 2023: 75 Mar 2023: 83 Apr 2023: 102 May 2023: 108 Jun 2023: 99 Jul 2023: 106 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 107 Oct 2023: 105 Nov 2023: 100 Dec 2023: 106 Jan 2024: 104 Feb 2024: 111 Mar 2024: 88 Apr 2024: 119 May 2024: 95 Jun 2024: 112 Jul 2024: 101 Aug 2024: 123 Sep 2024: 113 Oct 2024: 125 Nov 2024: 91 Dec 2024: 101 Jan 2025: 116 Feb 2025: 109 Mar 2025: 88 Apr 2025: 102 May 2025: 111 Jun 2025: 129 Jul 2025: 111 Aug 2025: 100 Sep 2025: 115 Oct 2025: 116 Nov 2025: 98 Dec 2025: 102 Jan 2026: 109 Feb 2026: 92 Mar 2026: 97 Apr 2026: 95 May 2026: 90

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tropicamide versus Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide, May 2026
Measure Tropicamide Phenylephrine hydrochloride and tropicamide
Items, May 2026 90 1
Items, last 12 months 1,254 7
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,232 £84

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