Ipratropium bromide vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 10.0× as often as Ipratropium bromide in March 2026 — 120,443 items versus 11,994 in England.

11,994items

Ipratropium bromide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

120,443items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ipratropium bromide · ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ipratropium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, March 2026
Measure	Ipratropium bromide	Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, March 2026	11,994	120,443
Items, last 12 months	154,062	1,381,833
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£177,806	£4,509,343