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Glycopyrronium/formoterol vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 8.3× as often as Glycopyrronium/formoterol in April 2026 — 118,561 items versus 14,287 in England.

14,287items

Glycopyrronium/formoterol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

118,561items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Glycopyrronium/formoterol   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Feb 2021 Nov 2021 Aug 2022 Jun 2023 Mar 2024 Dec 2024 Apr 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 14,287 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 Nov 2021: 511 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 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Glycopyrronium/formoterol versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, April 2026
Measure Glycopyrronium/formoterol Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, April 2026 14,287 118,561
Items, last 12 months 153,356 1,390,864
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £506,415 £4,441,873

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