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Olopatadine

Eye Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations BNF 1104020Z0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Olopatadine was ranked 324th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 32,139 items, up 2.6% on a year earlier.

32,139items +2.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

289,147items

Rolling 12 months

£129,098

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Olopatadine: national items dispensed by month

0 20k 39k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 32,139 Jan 2021: 12k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 16k Apr 2021: 19k May 2021: 17k Jun 2021: 32k Jul 2021: 23k Aug 2021: 17k Sep 2021: 17k Oct 2021: 14k Nov 2021: 14k Dec 2021: 14k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 14k Mar 2022: 18k Apr 2022: 19k May 2022: 23k Jun 2022: 31k Jul 2022: 24k Aug 2022: 20k Sep 2022: 17k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 14k Jan 2023: 15k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 19k Apr 2023: 21k May 2023: 25k Jun 2023: 39k Jul 2023: 26k Aug 2023: 22k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 19k Nov 2023: 18k Dec 2023: 17k Jan 2024: 18k Feb 2024: 18k Mar 2024: 20k Apr 2024: 24k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 35k Jul 2024: 29k Aug 2024: 25k Sep 2024: 22k Oct 2024: 21k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 19k Jan 2025: 20k Feb 2025: 19k Mar 2025: 25k Apr 2025: 31k May 2025: 32k Jun 2025: 38k Jul 2025: 32k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 24k Oct 2025: 23k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 22k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 21k Mar 2026: 30k Apr 2026: 32k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.02
  • Year on year Up 2.6% 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 Olopatadine this month.

Presentations of Olopatadine, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Olopatadine 1mg/ml eye drops 1104020Z0AAAAAA 27,159 £96,450
Opatanol 1mg/ml eye drops 1104020Z0BBAAAA 4,980 £32,648

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

Where Olopatadine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Olopatadine volumes.

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

Compare Olopatadine with

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