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Glycopyrronium/formoterol vs Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

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

Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol was dispensed 1.9× as often as Glycopyrronium/formoterol in May 2026 — 26,555 items versus 14,072 in England.

14,072items

Glycopyrronium/formoterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26,555items

Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Glycopyrronium/formoterol versus Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Glycopyrronium/formoterol   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

0 16k 31k Feb 2021 Dec 2021 Sep 2022 Jun 2023 Mar 2024 Dec 2024 May 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 14,072 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 7 Apr 2021: 34 May 2021: 66 Jun 2021: 122 Jul 2021: 221 Aug 2021: 247 Sep 2021: 340 Oct 2021: 360 Dec 2021: 648 Jan 2022: 712 Feb 2022: 799 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 2k Jul 2022: 2k Aug 2022: 2k Sep 2022: 2k Oct 2022: 2k Nov 2022: 3k Dec 2022: 3k Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 4k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 5k Jul 2023: 5k Aug 2023: 5k Sep 2023: 5k Oct 2023: 6k Nov 2023: 6k Dec 2023: 6k Jan 2024: 7k Feb 2024: 7k Mar 2024: 7k Apr 2024: 8k May 2024: 8k Jun 2024: 8k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 9k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 9k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 11k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 13k Nov 2025: 12k Dec 2025: 14k Jan 2026: 14k Feb 2026: 13k Mar 2026: 14k Apr 2026: 14k May 2026: 14k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Glycopyrronium/formoterol versus Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol, May 2026
Measure Glycopyrronium/formoterol Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol
Items, May 2026 14,072 26,555
Items, last 12 months 156,084 338,087
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £498,258 £969,150

See the full profile for Glycopyrronium/formoterol or Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol.