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Salbutamol vs Indacaterol maleate

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

Salbutamol was dispensed 3,947.0× as often as Indacaterol maleate in March 2026 — 1,278,824 items versus 324 in England.

1,278,824items

Salbutamol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

324items

Indacaterol maleate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Salbutamol   ·   ╌ Indacaterol maleate

Indacaterol male… 1,278,824

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Salbutamol versus Indacaterol maleate, March 2026
Measure Salbutamol Indacaterol maleate
Items, March 2026 1,278,824 324
Items, last 12 months 16,501,442 4,123
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £4,308,641 £12,973

See the full profile for Salbutamol or Indacaterol maleate.