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Bambuterol hydrochloride vs Salbutamol

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

Salbutamol was dispensed 426,274.7× as often as Bambuterol hydrochloride in November 2025 — 1,278,824 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Bambuterol hydrochloride · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,278,824items

Salbutamol · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Bambuterol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Salbutamol

Salbutamol 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Bambuterol hydrochloride versus Salbutamol, November 2025
Measure Bambuterol hydrochloride Salbutamol
Items, November 2025 3 1,278,824
Items, last 12 months 67 16,501,442
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £67 £4,308,641

See the full profile for Bambuterol hydrochloride or Salbutamol.