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Proxymetacaine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Local anaesthetics
Data updated March 2026

Proxymetacaine hydrochloride was ranked 1477th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 13 items, up 8.3% on a year earlier.

13items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£272

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

147items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Proxymetacaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

13

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

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

Presentations of Proxymetacaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Minims proxymetacaine 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose 13 £272

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