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Timolol

Eye Treatment of glaucoma BNF 1106000Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Timolol was ranked 249th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 51,539 items, up 3.8% on a year earlier.

51,539items +3.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

609,406items

Rolling 12 months

£403,406

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Timolol: national items dispensed by month

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 51,539 Jan 2021: 43k Feb 2021: 41k Mar 2021: 45k Apr 2021: 45k May 2021: 43k Jun 2021: 46k Jul 2021: 45k Aug 2021: 43k Sep 2021: 45k Oct 2021: 43k Dec 2021: 47k Jan 2022: 44k Feb 2022: 41k Mar 2022: 45k Apr 2022: 43k May 2022: 46k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 46k Sep 2022: 44k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 43k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 46k Sep 2023: 46k Oct 2023: 50k Nov 2023: 51k Dec 2023: 48k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 45k Mar 2024: 45k Apr 2024: 48k May 2024: 48k Jun 2024: 45k Jul 2024: 49k Aug 2024: 48k Sep 2024: 46k Oct 2024: 49k Nov 2024: 48k Dec 2024: 49k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 46k Mar 2025: 48k Apr 2025: 48k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 47k Jul 2025: 51k Aug 2025: 47k Sep 2025: 49k Oct 2025: 51k Nov 2025: 47k Dec 2025: 53k Jan 2026: 55k Feb 2026: 52k Mar 2026: 54k Apr 2026: 53k May 2026: 52k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of glaucoma
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.83
  • 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Timolol this month.

Presentations of Timolol, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tiopex 1mg/g eye gel 0.4g unit dose 1106000Z0BHAAAS 27,143 £274,181
Timolol 0.25% eye drops 1106000Z0AAAAAA 8,560 £36,573
Timolol 0.5% eye drops 1106000Z0AAABAB 8,330 £27,435
Eysano 5mg/ml eye drops 1106000Z0BIABAU 3,323 £39,970
Timoptol-LA 0.25% ophthalmic gel-forming solution 1106000Z0BBAEAP 2,453 £12,218
Timoptol-LA 0.5% ophthalmic gel-forming solution 1106000Z0BBAFAQ 991 £4,833
Eysano 2.5mg/ml eye drops 1106000Z0BIAAAT 676 £7,901
Timoptol 0.5% eye drops 1106000Z0BBABAB 32 £140
Timoptol 0.25% eye drops 1106000Z0BBAAAA 30 £131
Nyogel 0.1% eye gel 1106000Z0BGAAAR 1 £22

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

Where Timolol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Timolol volumes.

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

Compare Timolol with

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