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Montelukast vs Roflumilast

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

Montelukast was dispensed 412.9× as often as Roflumilast in April 2026 — 407,131 items versus 986 in England.

407,131items

Montelukast · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

986items

Roflumilast · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Montelukast versus Roflumilast: national items dispensed by month

▬ Montelukast   ·   ╌ Roflumilast

0 216k 432k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Roflumilast 407,131 Jan 2021: 305k Feb 2021: 287k Mar 2021: 323k Apr 2021: 315k May 2021: 303k Jun 2021: 329k Jul 2021: 330k Aug 2021: 312k Sep 2021: 330k Oct 2021: 320k Nov 2021: 336k Dec 2021: 356k Jan 2022: 335k Feb 2022: 314k Mar 2022: 357k Apr 2022: 336k May 2022: 356k Jun 2022: 350k Jul 2022: 352k Aug 2022: 353k Sep 2022: 355k Oct 2022: 353k Nov 2022: 367k Dec 2022: 376k Jan 2023: 372k Feb 2023: 344k Mar 2023: 393k Apr 2023: 354k May 2023: 384k Jun 2023: 394k Jul 2023: 383k Aug 2023: 385k Sep 2023: 380k Oct 2023: 389k Nov 2023: 396k Dec 2023: 399k Jan 2024: 411k Feb 2024: 386k Mar 2024: 395k Apr 2024: 409k May 2024: 420k Jun 2024: 395k Jul 2024: 427k Aug 2024: 404k Sep 2024: 398k Oct 2024: 421k Nov 2024: 405k Dec 2024: 417k Jan 2025: 426k Feb 2025: 377k Mar 2025: 402k Apr 2025: 404k May 2025: 417k Jun 2025: 406k Jul 2025: 428k Aug 2025: 387k Sep 2025: 413k Oct 2025: 422k Nov 2025: 390k Dec 2025: 432k Jan 2026: 414k Feb 2026: 379k Mar 2026: 416k Apr 2026: 407k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Montelukast versus Roflumilast, April 2026
Measure Montelukast Roflumilast
Items, April 2026 407,131 986
Items, last 12 months 4,910,808 11,250
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £395,509 £40,252

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