Eye
BNF Chapter 11
Items (National)
15.6M
NHS Cost
£154.7M
Substances
97
Sections
6
The Eye chapter of the BNF contains 97 chemical substances prescribed across England, totalling 15,610,998 items at a cost of £154,692,295 to the NHS.
Sections
| Section | Items | Cost | Substances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-infective eye preparations | 1.1M | £7.0M | 21 |
| Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory preparations | 2.0M | £26.1M | 21 |
| Mydriatics and cycloplegics | 75.6K | £4.3M | 5 |
| Treatment of glaucoma | 9.9M | £96.7M | 23 |
| Local anaesthetics | 461 | £6.4K | 4 |
| Miscellaneous ophthalmic preparations | 2.6M | £20.6M | 23 |
Top Drugs in Eye
| Drug | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 3.3M | £19.5M |
| Carbomer 940/980 | 1.0M | £3.9M |
| Timolol and bimatoprost | 962.0K | £16.2M |
| Bimatoprost | 949.3K | £8.9M |
| Dorzolamide and timolol | 932.5K | £15.8M |
| Hypromellose | 886.9K | £3.1M |
| Chloramphenicol | 871.9K | £4.0M |
| Brinzolamide | 832.8K | £4.8M |
| Sodium cromoglicate | 652.9K | £2.6M |
| Timolol | 569.7K | £3.7M |
| Dorzolamide | 523.2K | £8.1M |
| Latanoprost and timolol | 472.0K | £5.3M |
| Dexamethasone | 405.2K | £4.1M |
| Carmellose sodium | 404.9K | £4.1M |
| Olopatadine | 287.7K | £1.8M |
| Travoprost | 270.3K | £1.2M |
| Brimonidine tartrate | 237.7K | £919.6K |
| Brinzolamide and timolol | 199.3K | £2.3M |
| Brinzolamide/brimonidine | 188.0K | £2.5M |
| Betamethasone sodium phosphate | 169.3K | £501.0K |