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Bambuterol hydrochloride vs Salbutamol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated November 2025

Salbutamol was dispensed 386,852.3× as often as Bambuterol hydrochloride in November 2025 — 1,160,557 items versus 3 in England.

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Bambuterol hydrochloride · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,160,557items

Salbutamol · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bambuterol hydrochloride versus Salbutamol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bambuterol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Salbutamol

0 1m 2m Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 May 2024 Nov 2025 Salbutamol 3 Jan 2021: 251 Feb 2021: 248 Mar 2021: 252 Apr 2021: 229 May 2021: 233 Jun 2021: 236 Jul 2021: 262 Aug 2021: 227 Sep 2021: 231 Oct 2021: 229 Nov 2021: 239 Dec 2021: 243 Jan 2022: 240 Feb 2022: 205 Mar 2022: 224 Apr 2022: 209 May 2022: 218 Jun 2022: 201 Jul 2022: 187 Aug 2022: 206 Sep 2022: 168 Oct 2022: 182 Nov 2022: 170 Dec 2022: 126 Jan 2023: 154 Feb 2023: 110 Mar 2023: 104 Apr 2023: 105 May 2023: 60 Jun 2023: 61 Jul 2023: 52 Aug 2023: 54 Sep 2023: 42 Oct 2023: 50 Nov 2023: 54 Dec 2023: 44 Jan 2024: 38 Feb 2024: 50 Mar 2024: 51 Apr 2024: 41 May 2024: 29 Jun 2024: 31 Jul 2024: 35 Aug 2024: 22 Sep 2024: 5 Oct 2024: 14 Nov 2024: 7 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 5 Apr 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Bambuterol hydrochloride versus Salbutamol, November 2025
Measure Bambuterol hydrochloride Salbutamol
Items, November 2025 3 1,160,557
Items, last 12 months 67 15,922,911
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £67 £3,895,420

See the full profile for Bambuterol hydrochloride or Salbutamol.