Acetazolamide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Treatment of glaucoma
Acetazolamide was ranked 483rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 11,517 items, up 4.9% on a year earlier.
11,517items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£230,500
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
133,136items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Acetazolamide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Acetazolamide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Acetazolamide 250mg tablets | 11,424 | £224,132 |
| Acetazolamide 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 65 | £3,851 |
| Diamox SR 250mg capsules | 14 | £518 |
| Diamox 250mg tablets | 6 | £38 |
| Acetazolamide 125mg/5ml oral liquid | 5 | £1,834 |
| Acetazolamide 250mg modified-release capsules | 3 | £128 |
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