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Sodium cromoglicate

Eye Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations BNF 1104020T0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Sodium cromoglicate was ranked 238th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 60,221 items, down 11.1% on a year earlier.

60,221items -11.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

548,241items

Rolling 12 months

£192,093

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Sodium cromoglicate: national items dispensed by month

0 66k 132k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 60,221 Jan 2021: 42k Feb 2021: 42k Mar 2021: 59k Apr 2021: 76k May 2021: 63k Jun 2021: 132k Jul 2021: 87k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 53k Oct 2021: 44k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 42k Jan 2022: 41k Feb 2022: 40k Mar 2022: 56k Apr 2022: 63k May 2022: 76k Jun 2022: 109k Jul 2022: 77k Aug 2022: 60k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 42k Nov 2022: 41k Dec 2022: 39k Jan 2023: 40k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 51k Apr 2023: 61k May 2023: 76k Jun 2023: 122k Jul 2023: 72k Aug 2023: 57k Sep 2023: 50k Oct 2023: 45k Nov 2023: 42k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 40k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 59k May 2024: 71k Jun 2024: 93k Jul 2024: 72k Aug 2024: 56k Sep 2024: 46k Oct 2024: 43k Nov 2024: 39k Dec 2024: 38k Jan 2025: 39k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 51k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 72k Jun 2025: 87k Jul 2025: 68k Aug 2025: 49k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 36k Dec 2025: 38k Jan 2026: 37k Feb 2026: 36k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 60k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.19
  • Year on year Down 11.1% 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 Sodium cromoglicate this month.

Presentations of Sodium cromoglicate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops 1104020T0AAAAAA 52,562 £122,218
Opticrom Allergy 2% eye drops 1104020T0BBAEAA 2,556 £12,147
Catacrom 2% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose 1104020T0BSAAAJ 1,667 £36,913
Opticrom Aqueous 2% eye drops 1104020T0BBADAA 1,074 £9,957
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops preservative free 1104020T0AAAIAI 1,040 £4,347
Murine hayfever relief 2% eye drops 1104020T0BWAAAA 516 £2,164
Optrex Allergy 2% eye drops 1104020T0BHAAAA 383 £1,996
Opticrom Hayfever 2% eye drops 1104020T0BBAFAA 154 £705
Eycrom 2% eye drops 1104020T0BZAAAI 119 £1,025
Librachrom 2% eye drops 1104020T0BYAAAI 97 £395
Aspire Allergy Relief 2% eye drops 1104020T0BXABAA 24 £97
Optrex Hayfever Relief 2% eye drops 1104020T0BHABAA 20 £97
Librachrom Hayfever Relief 2% eye drops 1104020T0BYABAI 6 £23
Allercrom 2% eye drops (FDC International Ltd) 1104020T0BUABAA 2 £5
Aspire Hayfever Relief 2% eye drops 1104020T0BXAAAA 1 £3

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

Where Sodium cromoglicate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium cromoglicate volumes.

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

Compare Sodium cromoglicate with

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