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Beclometasone dipropionate vs Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide

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

Beclometasone dipropionate was dispensed 6.4× as often as Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide in May 2026 — 257,224 items versus 40,270 in England.

257,224items

Beclometasone dipropionate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40,270items

Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Beclometasone dipropionate versus Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Beclometasone dipropionate   ·   ╌ Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide

0 594k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Formoterol/glyco… 257,224 Jan 2021: 1m Feb 2021: 944k Mar 2021: 1m Apr 2021: 1m May 2021: 963k Jun 2021: 1m Jul 2021: 1m Aug 2021: 976k Sep 2021: 1.1m Oct 2021: 1.1m Nov 2021: 1.1m Dec 2021: 1.2m Jan 2022: 1.1m Feb 2022: 977k Mar 2022: 1.1m Apr 2022: 1m May 2022: 1.1m Jun 2022: 1.1m Jul 2022: 1.1m Aug 2022: 1m Sep 2022: 1.1m Oct 2022: 1.1m Nov 2022: 1.1m Dec 2022: 1.2m Jan 2023: 1.1m Feb 2023: 1m Mar 2023: 1.2m Apr 2023: 1m May 2023: 1.1m Jun 2023: 1.1m Jul 2023: 1.1m Aug 2023: 1.1m Sep 2023: 1.1m Oct 2023: 1.1m Nov 2023: 1.1m Dec 2023: 1.2m Jan 2024: 1.2m Feb 2024: 1.1m Mar 2024: 1.1m Apr 2024: 1.1m May 2024: 1.1m Jun 2024: 1.1m Jul 2024: 1.1m Aug 2024: 1.1m Sep 2024: 1.1m Oct 2024: 1.2m Nov 2024: 1.1m Dec 2024: 1.2m Jan 2025: 1.2m Mar 2025: 1.1m Apr 2025: 1.1m May 2025: 1.1m Jun 2025: 1.1m Jul 2025: 1.1m Aug 2025: 992k Sep 2025: 1.1m Oct 2025: 1.1m Nov 2025: 1m Dec 2025: 1.2m Jan 2026: 312k Feb 2026: 272k Mar 2026: 291k Apr 2026: 270k May 2026: 257k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Beclometasone dipropionate versus Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide, May 2026
Measure Beclometasone dipropionate Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide
Items, May 2026 257,224 40,270
Items, last 12 months 8,987,509 432,817
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,434,821 £1,954,084

See the full profile for Beclometasone dipropionate or Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide.