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Bambuterol hydrochloride vs Tiotropium bromide

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 48,475.3× as often as Bambuterol hydrochloride in November 2025 — 145,426 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Bambuterol hydrochloride · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

145,426items

Tiotropium bromide · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Bambuterol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Oct 2023 Jun 2024 Nov 2025 Tiotropium bromi… 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 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 Tiotropium bromide, November 2025
Measure Bambuterol hydrochloride Tiotropium bromide
Items, November 2025 3 145,426
Items, last 12 months 67 1,858,301
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £67 £4,094,086

See the full profile for Bambuterol hydrochloride or Tiotropium bromide.