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Carmellose sodium

Eye Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations BNF 1108010D0
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Carmellose sodium was ranked 331st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 30,147 items, down 6.4% on a year earlier.

30,147items -6.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

383,343items

Rolling 12 months

£326,690

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Carmellose sodium: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £10.84
  • Year on year Down 6.4% 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 Carmellose sodium this month.

Presentations of Carmellose sodium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Celluvisc 0.5% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose 1108010D0BCABAD 9,733 £128,325
Celluvisc 1% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose 1108010D0BCAAAC 8,954 £87,554
Carmellose 0.5% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free 1108010D0AAADAD 7,125 £79,877
Carmellose 1% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free 1108010D0AAACAC 4,335 £30,934

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

Where Carmellose sodium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Carmellose sodium volumes.

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

Compare Carmellose sodium with

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