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Eye Products

Appliances Eye Products BNF 2130
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Eye Products was ranked 27th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 798,444 items, up 0.5% on a year earlier.

798,444items +0.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

9,546,039items

Rolling 12 months

£6,248,658

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Eye Products: national items dispensed by month

0 419k 839k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 798,444 Jan 2021: 509k Feb 2021: 480k Mar 2021: 545k Apr 2021: 528k May 2021: 509k Jun 2021: 553k Jul 2021: 557k Aug 2021: 532k Sep 2021: 559k Oct 2021: 535k Nov 2021: 563k Dec 2021: 590k Feb 2022: 531k Mar 2022: 609k Apr 2022: 568k May 2022: 603k Jun 2022: 623k Jul 2022: 645k Aug 2022: 669k Sep 2022: 664k Oct 2022: 652k Nov 2022: 669k Dec 2022: 662k Jan 2023: 667k Feb 2023: 618k Mar 2023: 710k Apr 2023: 643k May 2023: 674k Jun 2023: 703k Jul 2023: 672k Aug 2023: 677k Sep 2023: 694k Oct 2023: 705k Nov 2023: 722k Dec 2023: 692k Jan 2024: 705k Feb 2024: 675k Mar 2024: 702k Apr 2024: 722k May 2024: 752k Jun 2024: 708k Jul 2024: 772k Aug 2024: 750k Sep 2024: 730k Oct 2024: 765k Nov 2024: 732k Dec 2024: 761k Jan 2025: 779k Feb 2025: 701k Mar 2025: 751k Apr 2025: 758k May 2025: 794k Jun 2025: 775k Jul 2025: 834k Aug 2025: 756k Sep 2025: 789k Oct 2025: 805k Nov 2025: 748k Dec 2025: 839k Jan 2026: 815k Feb 2026: 752k Mar 2026: 825k Apr 2026: 811k May 2026: 798k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Eye Products
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.83
  • Year on year Up 0.5% 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 Eye Products this month.

Presentations of Eye Products, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Hylo-Forte 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000111 116,044 £1,460,312
Thealoz Duo eye drops preservative free 21300000182 67,784 £840,910
Xailin Night eye ointment preservative free 21300000711 59,879 £239,092
Hylo Night eye ointment preservative free 21300000913 53,466 £204,097
Hylo-Tear 0.1% eye drops preservative free 21300000104 31,220 £343,086
Clinitas Carbomer 0.2% eye gel 21300000702 29,394 £66,746
Evolve HA 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000178 25,510 £199,093
Eyeaze 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000926 23,721 £118,940
AacuLose Hypromellose 0.3% eye drops 21300000950 14,222 £11,181
AaproMel 0.3% eye drops 21300000937 13,929 £10,574
Hyabak 0.15% eye drops preservative free 21300000108 13,689 £148,502
HydraMed 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000163 13,262 £98,005
Xailin Plus HA 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000933 12,306 £63,557
Systane eye drops 21300000110 10,908 £69,297
Hy-Opti 0.2% eye drops preservative free 21300000168 9,705 £55,199

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

Where Eye Products is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Eye Products volumes.

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