Formoterol fumarate vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 36.7× as often as Formoterol fumarate in March 2026 — 120,443 items versus 3,283 in England.

3,283items

Formoterol fumarate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

120,443items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Formoterol fumarate versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Formoterol fumarate · ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Formoterol fumarate versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, March 2026
Measure	Formoterol fumarate	Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, March 2026	3,283	120,443
Items, last 12 months	43,379	1,381,833
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£100,758	£4,509,343