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Carbomer 940/980

Eye Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations BNF 1108010B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Carbomer 940/980 was ranked 199th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 79,666 items, down 1.0% on a year earlier.

79,666items -1%

Dispensed in April 2026

887,268items

Rolling 12 months

£327,313

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Carbomer 940/980: national items dispensed by month

0 54k 107k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 79,666 Jan 2021: 104k Feb 2021: 97k Mar 2021: 107k Apr 2021: 106k May 2021: 99k Jun 2021: 106k Jul 2021: 105k Aug 2021: 99k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 96k Nov 2021: 96k Dec 2021: 102k Jan 2022: 96k Feb 2022: 86k Mar 2022: 88k Apr 2022: 90k May 2022: 92k Jun 2022: 88k Jul 2022: 91k Aug 2022: 92k Sep 2022: 90k Oct 2022: 87k Nov 2022: 89k Dec 2022: 87k Jan 2023: 86k Feb 2023: 79k Mar 2023: 90k Apr 2023: 82k May 2023: 92k Jun 2023: 98k Jul 2023: 97k Aug 2023: 94k Sep 2023: 86k Oct 2023: 93k Nov 2023: 94k Dec 2023: 84k Jan 2024: 96k Feb 2024: 86k Mar 2024: 90k Apr 2024: 91k May 2024: 92k Jun 2024: 85k Jul 2024: 92k Aug 2024: 89k Sep 2024: 85k Oct 2024: 89k Nov 2024: 84k Dec 2024: 85k Jan 2025: 86k Feb 2025: 77k Mar 2025: 80k Apr 2025: 81k May 2025: 85k Jun 2025: 81k Jul 2025: 87k Aug 2025: 79k Sep 2025: 82k Oct 2025: 84k Nov 2025: 76k Dec 2025: 84k Jan 2026: 80k Feb 2026: 74k Mar 2026: 81k Apr 2026: 80k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.11
  • Year on year Down 1.0% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Carbomer 940/980 this month.

Presentations of Carbomer 940/980, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Carbomer '980' 0.2% eye drops 1108010B0AAABAB 37,310 £149,957
Viscotears 2mg/g liquid gel 1108010B0BBAAAB 31,750 £75,956
Viscotears 2mg/g eye gel 0.6ml unit dose 1108010B0BBABAC 8,356 £91,771
GelTears 0.2% gel 1108010B0BCAAAB 2,250 £9,629

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

Where Carbomer 940/980 is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Carbomer 940/980 volumes.

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

Compare Carbomer 940/980 with

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