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Indacaterol maleate vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 375.7× as often as Indacaterol maleate in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 308 in England.

308items

Indacaterol maleate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Indacaterol maleate   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 308 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 May 2026: 308

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Indacaterol maleate versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Indacaterol maleate Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 308 115,721
Items, last 12 months 3,920 1,392,498
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £12,361 £4,340,083

See the full profile for Indacaterol maleate or Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol.