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Tropicamide

Eye Mydriatics and cycloplegics BNF 1105000S0
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Tropicamide was ranked 1235th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 90 items, down 18.9% on a year earlier.

90items -18.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,254items

Rolling 12 months

£1,232

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Tropicamide: national items dispensed by month

0 71.5 143 Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 90 Jan 2021: 120 Feb 2021: 107 Mar 2021: 133 Apr 2021: 117 May 2021: 115 Jun 2021: 122 Jul 2021: 132 Aug 2021: 133 Sep 2021: 128 Oct 2021: 135 Dec 2021: 143 Jan 2022: 123 Feb 2022: 126 Mar 2022: 143 Apr 2022: 123 May 2022: 125 Jun 2022: 113 Jul 2022: 89 Aug 2022: 90 Sep 2022: 94 Oct 2022: 87 Nov 2022: 85 Dec 2022: 91 Jan 2023: 99 Feb 2023: 75 Mar 2023: 83 Apr 2023: 102 May 2023: 108 Jun 2023: 99 Jul 2023: 106 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 107 Oct 2023: 105 Nov 2023: 100 Dec 2023: 106 Jan 2024: 104 Feb 2024: 111 Mar 2024: 88 Apr 2024: 119 May 2024: 95 Jun 2024: 112 Jul 2024: 101 Aug 2024: 123 Sep 2024: 113 Oct 2024: 125 Nov 2024: 91 Dec 2024: 101 Jan 2025: 116 Feb 2025: 109 Mar 2025: 88 Apr 2025: 102 May 2025: 111 Jun 2025: 129 Jul 2025: 111 Aug 2025: 100 Sep 2025: 115 Oct 2025: 116 Nov 2025: 98 Dec 2025: 102 Jan 2026: 109 Feb 2026: 92 Mar 2026: 97 Apr 2026: 95 May 2026: 90

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Mydriatics and cycloplegics
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.69
  • Year on year Down 18.9% 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 Tropicamide this month.

Presentations of Tropicamide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Mydriacyl 1% eye drops 1105000S0BCABAB 48 £96
Tropicamide 1% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose preservative free 1105000S0AAADAD 17 £428
Minims tropicamide 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose 1105000S0BBAAAC 14 £442
Minims tropicamide 1% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose 1105000S0BBABAD 11 £266

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

Where Tropicamide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tropicamide volumes.

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

Compare Tropicamide with

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