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Timolol and bimatoprost

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

Timolol and bimatoprost was ranked 208th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 72,951 items, down 9.7% on a year earlier.

72,951items -9.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

757,595items

Rolling 12 months

£1,030,077

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Timolol and bimatoprost: national items dispensed by month

0 55k 109k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 109,149 Jan 2021: 81k Feb 2021: 75k Mar 2021: 85k Apr 2021: 83k May 2021: 79k Jun 2021: 85k Jul 2021: 85k Aug 2021: 81k Sep 2021: 84k Oct 2021: 81k Nov 2021: 84k Dec 2021: 88k Jan 2022: 83k Feb 2022: 77k Mar 2022: 87k Apr 2022: 82k May 2022: 84k Jun 2022: 83k Jul 2022: 84k Aug 2022: 86k Sep 2022: 85k Oct 2022: 83k Nov 2022: 85k Dec 2022: 85k Jan 2023: 83k Feb 2023: 77k Mar 2023: 88k Apr 2023: 79k May 2023: 84k Jun 2023: 85k Jul 2023: 83k Aug 2023: 84k Sep 2023: 82k Oct 2023: 84k Nov 2023: 84k Dec 2023: 83k Jan 2024: 85k Feb 2024: 79k Mar 2024: 80k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 85k Jun 2024: 78k Jul 2024: 85k Aug 2024: 83k Sep 2024: 79k Oct 2024: 84k Nov 2024: 79k Dec 2024: 82k Jan 2025: 83k Feb 2025: 74k Mar 2025: 78k Apr 2025: 78k May 2025: 81k Jun 2025: 77k Jul 2025: 83k Aug 2025: 75k Sep 2025: 78k Oct 2025: 80k Nov 2025: 73k Dec 2025: 80k Jan 2026: 77k Feb 2026: 70k Mar 2026: 77k Apr 2026: 75k May 2026: 73k Jun 2026: 76k Jul 2026: 109k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of glaucoma
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £14.12
  • Year on year Down 9.7% 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 and bimatoprost this month.

Presentations of Timolol and bimatoprost, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 1106000AIAAAAAA 39,886 £411,821
Ganfort 0.3mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops 1106000AIBBAAAA 12,745 £275,283
Bimatoprost 300microg/Timolol 5mg/ml eye dps 0.4ml 1106000AIAAABAB 12,080 £149,485
Ganfort 0.3mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose 1106000AIBBABAB 6,574 £160,611
Eyzeetan 0.3mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops preservative free 1106000AIBCABAC 1,311 £27,739
Visublend 0.3mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops 1106000AIBDAAAA 214 £2,919
Bimiduo 0.3mg/ml / 5mg/ml eye drops preservative free 1106000AIBEAAAC 141 £2,218

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

Where Timolol and bimatoprost is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Timolol and bimatoprost volumes.

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

Compare Timolol and bimatoprost with

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

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The monthly series for Timolol and bimatoprost is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.