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Pilocarpine nitrate

Eye Treatment of glaucoma BNF 1106000Y0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Pilocarpine nitrate was ranked 908th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 885 items, up 3.8% on a year earlier.

885items +3.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

9,323items

Rolling 12 months

£49,428

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pilocarpine nitrate: national items dispensed by month

0 614 1k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 885 Jan 2021: 631 Feb 2021: 581 Mar 2021: 669 Apr 2021: 645 May 2021: 621 Jun 2021: 704 Jul 2021: 638 Aug 2021: 624 Sep 2021: 663 Oct 2021: 648 Nov 2021: 667 Dec 2021: 758 Jan 2022: 685 Feb 2022: 671 Mar 2022: 757 May 2022: 718 Jun 2022: 685 Jul 2022: 585 Aug 2022: 764 Sep 2022: 756 Oct 2022: 739 Nov 2022: 761 Dec 2022: 783 Jan 2023: 749 Feb 2023: 650 Mar 2023: 795 Apr 2023: 727 May 2023: 767 Jun 2023: 770 Jul 2023: 889 Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 726 Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 902 Jan 2024: 889 Feb 2024: 802 Mar 2024: 882 Apr 2024: 847 May 2024: 884 Jun 2024: 770 Jul 2024: 856 Aug 2024: 848 Sep 2024: 803 Oct 2024: 896 Nov 2024: 830 Dec 2024: 856 Jan 2025: 840 Feb 2025: 763 Mar 2025: 790 Apr 2025: 853 May 2025: 861 Jun 2025: 848 Jul 2025: 896 Aug 2025: 842 Sep 2025: 832 Oct 2025: 888 Nov 2025: 789 Dec 2025: 857 Jan 2026: 835 Feb 2026: 796 Mar 2026: 855 Apr 2026: 885

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of glaucoma
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £55.85
  • Year on year Up 3.8% 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 Pilocarpine nitrate this month.

Presentations of Pilocarpine nitrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Minims pilocarpine nitrate 2% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose 1106000Y0BBACAB 885 £49,428

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

Where Pilocarpine nitrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pilocarpine nitrate volumes.

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

Compare Pilocarpine nitrate with

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