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Latanoprost

Eye Treatment of glaucoma BNF 1106000L0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Latanoprost was ranked 89th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 295,721 items, up 7.2% on a year earlier.

295,721items +7.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

3,195,697items

Rolling 12 months

£2,046,880

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Latanoprost: national items dispensed by month

0 153k 306k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 295,721 Jan 2021: 230k Feb 2021: 215k Mar 2021: 241k Apr 2021: 234k May 2021: 225k Jun 2021: 242k Jul 2021: 243k Aug 2021: 233k Sep 2021: 243k Oct 2021: 233k Nov 2021: 243k Dec 2021: 256k Jan 2022: 240k Feb 2022: 225k Mar 2022: 254k Apr 2022: 240k May 2022: 249k Jun 2022: 245k Jul 2022: 245k Aug 2022: 256k Sep 2022: 252k Oct 2022: 248k Nov 2022: 253k Dec 2022: 257k Jan 2023: 254k Feb 2023: 230k Mar 2023: 260k Apr 2023: 250k May 2023: 261k Jun 2023: 267k Jul 2023: 257k Aug 2023: 264k Sep 2023: 259k Oct 2023: 267k Nov 2023: 270k Dec 2023: 266k Jan 2024: 272k Feb 2024: 256k Mar 2024: 262k Apr 2024: 271k May 2024: 279k Jun 2024: 259k Jul 2024: 283k Aug 2024: 277k Sep 2024: 268k Oct 2024: 285k Nov 2024: 272k Dec 2024: 281k Jan 2025: 287k Feb 2025: 257k Mar 2025: 275k Apr 2025: 276k May 2025: 290k Jun 2025: 277k Jul 2025: 300k Aug 2025: 277k Sep 2025: 289k Oct 2025: 299k Nov 2025: 275k Dec 2025: 306k Jan 2026: 300k Feb 2026: 277k Mar 2026: 301k Apr 2026: 296k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of glaucoma
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.92
  • Year on year Up 7.2% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Latanoprost this month.

Presentations of Latanoprost, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 1106000L0AAAAAA 163,359 £477,585
Monopost 50micrograms/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose 1106000L0BCAAAB 117,873 £1,368,996
Lotacryn 50micrograms/ml eye drops 1106000L0BEAAAC 10,432 £120,409
Xalatan 50micrograms/ml eye drops 1106000L0BBAAAA 3,757 £76,827
Catiolanze 50micrograms/ml eye dps emulsn 0.3ml unit dose 1106000L0BFAAAD 300 £3,063

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

Where Latanoprost is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Latanoprost volumes.

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

Compare Latanoprost with

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