Pilocarpine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Treatment of glaucoma

Data updated March 2026

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was ranked 764th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 2,094 items, up 0.7% on a year earlier.

2,094items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£223,876

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

24,734items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Pilocarpine hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Pilocarpine hydrochloride 2% eye drops	1,603	£196,207
Pilocarpine hydrochloride 1% eye drops	356	£14,541
Pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% eye drops	132	£12,576
Pilocarpine hydrochloride 2% eye drops preservative free	2	£515
Pilocarpine hydrochloride 1% eye drops preservative free	1	£37

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