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Bisoprolol fumarate vs Pindolol

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

Bisoprolol fumarate was dispensed 2,583,577.0× as often as Pindolol in May 2026 — 2,583,577 items versus 1 in England.

2,583,577items

Bisoprolol fumarate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Pindolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bisoprolol fumarate versus Pindolol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bisoprolol fumarate   ·   ╌ Pindolol

0 1.4m 2.8m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pindolol 2,583,577 Jan 2021: 2.1m Feb 2021: 2m Mar 2021: 2.3m Apr 2021: 2.2m May 2021: 2.1m Jun 2021: 2.2m Jul 2021: 2.3m Aug 2021: 2.2m Sep 2021: 2.3m Oct 2021: 2.2m Nov 2021: 2.2m Dec 2021: 2.4m Jan 2022: 2.2m Feb 2022: 2.1m Mar 2022: 2.4m Apr 2022: 2.2m May 2022: 2.3m Jun 2022: 2.3m Jul 2022: 2.3m Aug 2022: 2.3m Sep 2022: 2.3m Oct 2022: 2.3m Nov 2022: 2.3m Dec 2022: 2.4m Jan 2023: 2.3m Feb 2023: 2.2m Mar 2023: 2.5m Apr 2023: 2.2m May 2023: 2.4m Jun 2023: 2.4m Jul 2023: 2.4m Aug 2023: 2.4m Sep 2023: 2.4m Oct 2023: 2.4m Nov 2023: 2.4m Dec 2023: 2.4m Jan 2024: 2.5m Feb 2024: 2.4m Mar 2024: 2.4m Apr 2024: 2.5m May 2024: 2.5m Jun 2024: 2.4m Jul 2024: 2.6m Aug 2024: 2.5m Sep 2024: 2.5m Nov 2024: 2.5m Dec 2024: 2.6m Jan 2025: 2.6m Feb 2025: 2.4m Mar 2025: 2.5m Apr 2025: 2.5m May 2025: 2.6m Jun 2025: 2.5m Jul 2025: 2.7m Aug 2025: 2.5m Sep 2025: 2.6m Oct 2025: 2.7m Nov 2025: 2.5m Dec 2025: 2.8m Jan 2026: 2.6m Feb 2026: 2.4m Mar 2026: 2.7m Apr 2026: 2.6m May 2026: 2.6m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Bisoprolol fumarate versus Pindolol, May 2026
Measure Bisoprolol fumarate Pindolol
Items, May 2026 2,583,577 1
Items, last 12 months 31,336,942 16
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £6,764,619 £8

See the full profile for Bisoprolol fumarate or Pindolol.