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Aclidinium bromide/formoterol vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 10.2× as often as Aclidinium bromide/formoterol in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 11,401 in England.

11,401items

Aclidinium bromide/formoterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Aclidinium bromide/formoterol   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 60k 120k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 11,401 Jan 2021: 15k Feb 2021: 14k Mar 2021: 15k Apr 2021: 15k May 2021: 14k Jun 2021: 15k Jul 2021: 15k Aug 2021: 14k Sep 2021: 15k Oct 2021: 15k Nov 2021: 15k Dec 2021: 16k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 13k Mar 2022: 15k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 15k Jun 2022: 14k Jul 2022: 14k Aug 2022: 14k Sep 2022: 14k Oct 2022: 14k Nov 2022: 14k Dec 2022: 14k Jan 2023: 14k Feb 2023: 13k Mar 2023: 15k Apr 2023: 13k May 2023: 14k Jun 2023: 14k Jul 2023: 14k Aug 2023: 13k Sep 2023: 14k Oct 2023: 14k Nov 2023: 14k Dec 2023: 13k Jan 2024: 14k Feb 2024: 12k Mar 2024: 13k Apr 2024: 14k May 2024: 14k Jun 2024: 13k Jul 2024: 14k Aug 2024: 13k Sep 2024: 13k Oct 2024: 14k Nov 2024: 13k Dec 2024: 13k Jan 2025: 14k Feb 2025: 12k Mar 2025: 13k Apr 2025: 13k May 2025: 13k Jun 2025: 13k Jul 2025: 13k Aug 2025: 12k Sep 2025: 13k Oct 2025: 13k Nov 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 12k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 12k May 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Aclidinium bromide/formoterol versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Aclidinium bromide/formoterol Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 11,401 115,721
Items, last 12 months 148,201 1,383,655
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £419,023 £4,340,083

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