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Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) vs Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide

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

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) was dispensed 4.0× as often as Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide in May 2026 — 160,431 items versus 40,270 in England.

160,431items

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40,270items

Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) versus Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation)   ·   ╌ Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide

0 172k 344k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Formoterol/glyco… 160,431 Jan 2021: 344k Feb 2021: 312k Mar 2021: 342k Apr 2021: 327k May 2021: 310k Jun 2021: 330k Jul 2021: 328k Aug 2021: 307k Sep 2021: 326k Oct 2021: 310k Nov 2021: 319k Dec 2021: 340k Jan 2022: 309k Feb 2022: 281k Mar 2022: 315k Apr 2022: 292k May 2022: 303k Jun 2022: 292k Jul 2022: 290k Aug 2022: 288k Sep 2022: 286k Oct 2022: 284k Nov 2022: 287k Dec 2022: 296k Jan 2023: 281k Feb 2023: 255k Mar 2023: 286k Apr 2023: 252k May 2023: 266k Jun 2023: 267k Jul 2023: 255k Aug 2023: 254k Sep 2023: 251k Oct 2023: 254k Nov 2023: 256k Dec 2023: 256k Jan 2024: 255k Feb 2024: 236k Mar 2024: 240k Apr 2024: 244k May 2024: 245k Jun 2024: 228k Jul 2024: 244k Aug 2024: 228k Sep 2024: 225k Oct 2024: 237k Nov 2024: 226k Dec 2024: 231k Jan 2025: 231k Feb 2025: 199k Mar 2025: 209k Apr 2025: 204k May 2025: 210k Jun 2025: 199k Jul 2025: 206k Aug 2025: 183k Sep 2025: 194k Oct 2025: 197k Nov 2025: 180k Dec 2025: 196k Jan 2026: 184k Feb 2026: 163k Mar 2026: 174k Apr 2026: 167k May 2026: 160k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) versus Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide, May 2026
Measure Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide
Items, May 2026 160,431 40,270
Items, last 12 months 2,202,492 432,817
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,764,948 £1,954,084

See the full profile for Fluticasone propionate (Inhalation) or Formoterol/glycopyrronium/budesonide.