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Aclidinium bromide vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 21.7× as often as Aclidinium bromide in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 5,334 in England.

5,334items

Aclidinium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aclidinium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aclidinium bromide   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 5,334 Jan 2021: 18k Feb 2021: 17k Mar 2021: 19k Apr 2021: 18k May 2021: 17k Jun 2021: 17k Jul 2021: 17k Aug 2021: 16k Sep 2021: 17k Oct 2021: 15k Nov 2021: 16k Dec 2021: 16k Jan 2022: 15k Feb 2022: 14k Mar 2022: 15k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 15k Jun 2022: 14k Jul 2022: 14k Aug 2022: 14k Sep 2022: 13k Oct 2022: 13k Nov 2022: 13k Dec 2022: 13k Jan 2023: 12k Feb 2023: 11k Mar 2023: 12k Apr 2023: 11k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 11k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 9k Mar 2024: 9k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 8k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 8k Sep 2024: 8k Oct 2024: 8k Nov 2024: 8k Dec 2024: 8k Jan 2025: 8k Feb 2025: 7k Mar 2025: 7k Apr 2025: 7k May 2025: 7k Jun 2025: 7k Jul 2025: 7k Aug 2025: 6k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 7k Nov 2025: 6k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 6k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 6k Apr 2026: 6k May 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Aclidinium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Aclidinium bromide Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 5,334 115,721
Items, last 12 months 72,923 1,392,498
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £196,755 £4,340,083

See the full profile for Aclidinium bromide or Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol.