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Ephedrine hydrochloride vs Tiotropium bromide

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 956.8× as often as Ephedrine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 145,426 items versus 152 in England.

152items

Ephedrine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

145,426items

Tiotropium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ephedrine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 152 Jan 2021: 235 Feb 2021: 197 Mar 2021: 237 Apr 2021: 228 May 2021: 222 Jun 2021: 232 Jul 2021: 246 Aug 2021: 230 Sep 2021: 226 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 204 Dec 2021: 206 Jan 2022: 219 Feb 2022: 200 Mar 2022: 220 Apr 2022: 219 May 2022: 224 Jun 2022: 208 Jul 2022: 224 Aug 2022: 232 Sep 2022: 218 Oct 2022: 223 Nov 2022: 218 Dec 2022: 201 Jan 2023: 183 Feb 2023: 211 Mar 2023: 230 Apr 2023: 189 May 2023: 197 Jun 2023: 215 Jul 2023: 216 Aug 2023: 213 Sep 2023: 200 Oct 2023: 214 Nov 2023: 219 Dec 2023: 207 Jan 2024: 203 Feb 2024: 215 Mar 2024: 191 Apr 2024: 207 May 2024: 185 Jun 2024: 191 Jul 2024: 190 Aug 2024: 172 Sep 2024: 188 Oct 2024: 215 Nov 2024: 189 Dec 2024: 162 Jan 2025: 196 Feb 2025: 165 Mar 2025: 176 Apr 2025: 165 May 2025: 182 Jun 2025: 174 Jul 2025: 193 Aug 2025: 148 Sep 2025: 191 Oct 2025: 168 Nov 2025: 180 Dec 2025: 185 Jan 2026: 186 Feb 2026: 158 Mar 2026: 160 Apr 2026: 168 May 2026: 152

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ephedrine hydrochloride versus Tiotropium bromide, May 2026
Measure Ephedrine hydrochloride Tiotropium bromide
Items, May 2026 152 145,426
Items, last 12 months 2,063 1,858,301
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £54,956 £4,094,086

See the full profile for Ephedrine hydrochloride or Tiotropium bromide.