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Indacaterol maleate vs Tiotropium bromide

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 536.3× as often as Indacaterol maleate in April 2026 — 149,632 items versus 279 in England.

279items

Indacaterol maleate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

149,632items

Tiotropium bromide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Indacaterol maleate versus Tiotropium bromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Indacaterol maleate   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 279 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 981 Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 925 Nov 2021: 969 Dec 2021: 991 Jan 2022: 923 Feb 2022: 835 Mar 2022: 916 Apr 2022: 812 May 2022: 841 Jun 2022: 834 Jul 2022: 818 Aug 2022: 847 Sep 2022: 794 Oct 2022: 784 Nov 2022: 799 Dec 2022: 773 Jan 2023: 753 Feb 2023: 670 Mar 2023: 705 Apr 2023: 639 May 2023: 668 Jun 2023: 656 Jul 2023: 617 Aug 2023: 614 Sep 2023: 585 Oct 2023: 580 Nov 2023: 567 Dec 2023: 561 Jan 2024: 526 Feb 2024: 482 Mar 2024: 494 Apr 2024: 494 May 2024: 509 Jun 2024: 456 Jul 2024: 482 Aug 2024: 452 Sep 2024: 452 Oct 2024: 474 Nov 2024: 432 Dec 2024: 434 Jan 2025: 426 Feb 2025: 380 Mar 2025: 381 Apr 2025: 384 May 2025: 406 Jun 2025: 360 Jul 2025: 366 Aug 2025: 350 Sep 2025: 342 Oct 2025: 344 Nov 2025: 298 Dec 2025: 338 Jan 2026: 335 Feb 2026: 276 Mar 2026: 324 Apr 2026: 279

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Indacaterol maleate versus Tiotropium bromide, April 2026
Measure Indacaterol maleate Tiotropium bromide
Items, April 2026 279 149,632
Items, last 12 months 4,018 1,878,560
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £10,945 £4,220,615

See the full profile for Indacaterol maleate or Tiotropium bromide.