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Glycopyrronium bromide vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 15.7× as often as Glycopyrronium bromide in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 7,353 in England.

7,353items

Glycopyrronium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glycopyrronium bromide   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 7,353 Jan 2021: 27k Feb 2021: 25k Mar 2021: 27k Apr 2021: 26k May 2021: 24k Jun 2021: 26k Jul 2021: 25k Aug 2021: 23k Sep 2021: 24k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 23k Dec 2021: 24k Jan 2022: 22k Feb 2022: 20k Mar 2022: 22k Apr 2022: 20k May 2022: 20k Jun 2022: 19k Jul 2022: 19k Aug 2022: 19k Sep 2022: 19k Oct 2022: 18k Nov 2022: 18k Dec 2022: 18k Jan 2023: 17k Feb 2023: 16k Mar 2023: 17k Apr 2023: 15k May 2023: 16k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 15k Aug 2023: 15k Sep 2023: 15k Oct 2023: 14k Nov 2023: 14k Dec 2023: 14k Jan 2024: 14k Feb 2024: 13k Mar 2024: 13k Apr 2024: 13k May 2024: 13k Jun 2024: 12k Jul 2024: 13k Aug 2024: 12k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 11k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 10k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 10k Jun 2025: 10k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 9k Sep 2025: 9k Oct 2025: 9k Nov 2025: 8k Dec 2025: 9k Jan 2026: 8k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 8k Apr 2026: 8k May 2026: 7k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Glycopyrronium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Glycopyrronium bromide Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 7,353 115,721
Items, last 12 months 102,495 1,392,498
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £236,647 £4,340,083

See the full profile for Glycopyrronium bromide or Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol.