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Ipratropium bromide vs Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

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

Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol was dispensed 2.3× as often as Ipratropium bromide in April 2026 — 27,152 items versus 11,634 in England.

11,634items

Ipratropium bromide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

27,152items

Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ipratropium bromide   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

0 16k 31k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 11,634 Jan 2021: 25k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 22k Jun 2021: 24k Jul 2021: 24k Aug 2021: 22k Sep 2021: 23k Oct 2021: 23k Nov 2021: 23k Dec 2021: 24k Jan 2022: 22k Feb 2022: 20k Mar 2022: 22k Apr 2022: 21k May 2022: 21k Jun 2022: 21k Jul 2022: 20k Aug 2022: 20k Sep 2022: 20k Oct 2022: 20k Nov 2022: 21k Dec 2022: 22k Jan 2023: 21k Feb 2023: 18k Mar 2023: 20k Apr 2023: 18k May 2023: 19k Jun 2023: 19k Jul 2023: 18k Aug 2023: 17k Sep 2023: 17k Oct 2023: 18k Nov 2023: 18k Dec 2023: 18k Jan 2024: 18k Feb 2024: 17k Mar 2024: 17k Apr 2024: 17k May 2024: 17k Jun 2024: 16k Jul 2024: 16k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 15k Oct 2024: 16k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 16k Jan 2025: 16k Feb 2025: 14k Mar 2025: 14k Apr 2025: 13k May 2025: 14k Jun 2025: 13k Jul 2025: 14k Aug 2025: 12k Sep 2025: 13k Oct 2025: 13k Nov 2025: 12k Dec 2025: 14k Jan 2026: 13k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Ipratropium bromide versus Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol, April 2026
Measure Ipratropium bromide Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol
Items, April 2026 11,634 27,152
Items, last 12 months 152,252 341,275
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £165,261 £989,105

See the full profile for Ipratropium bromide or Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol.