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Brinzolamide

Eye Treatment of glaucoma BNF 1106000AC
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Brinzolamide was ranked 226th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 63,741 items, down 9.2% on a year earlier.

63,741items -9.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

805,341items

Rolling 12 months

£236,756

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Brinzolamide: national items dispensed by month

0 41k 81k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 63,741 Jan 2021: 77k Feb 2021: 71k Mar 2021: 79k Apr 2021: 77k May 2021: 74k Jun 2021: 79k Jul 2021: 79k Aug 2021: 75k Sep 2021: 79k Oct 2021: 75k Nov 2021: 78k Dec 2021: 81k Jan 2022: 75k Feb 2022: 71k Mar 2022: 80k Apr 2022: 75k May 2022: 77k Jun 2022: 75k Jul 2022: 76k Aug 2022: 80k Sep 2022: 77k Oct 2022: 75k Nov 2022: 77k Dec 2022: 75k Jan 2023: 72k Feb 2023: 70k Mar 2023: 78k Apr 2023: 70k May 2023: 75k Jun 2023: 76k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 74k Sep 2023: 72k Oct 2023: 73k Nov 2023: 73k Dec 2023: 73k Jan 2024: 74k Feb 2024: 68k Mar 2024: 70k Apr 2024: 73k May 2024: 74k Jun 2024: 68k Jul 2024: 74k Aug 2024: 71k Sep 2024: 68k Oct 2024: 72k Nov 2024: 69k Dec 2024: 71k Jan 2025: 72k Feb 2025: 64k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 70k Jun 2025: 67k Jul 2025: 72k Aug 2025: 66k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 71k Nov 2025: 64k Dec 2025: 71k Jan 2026: 68k Feb 2026: 62k Mar 2026: 67k Apr 2026: 66k May 2026: 64k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of glaucoma
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.71
  • Year on year Down 9.2% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Brinzolamide this month.

Presentations of Brinzolamide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops 1106000ACAAAAAA 60,582 £203,166
Azopt 10mg/ml eye drops 1106000ACBBAAAA 3,159 £33,590

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Brinzolamide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Brinzolamide volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Brinzolamide with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.