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Terbutaline sulphate vs Tiotropium bromide

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 7.3× as often as Terbutaline sulphate in May 2026 — 145,426 items versus 19,843 in England.

19,843items

Terbutaline sulphate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

145,426items

Tiotropium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Terbutaline sulphate versus Tiotropium bromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Terbutaline sulphate   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 19,843 Jan 2021: 37k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 36k Apr 2021: 35k May 2021: 33k Jun 2021: 36k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 34k Sep 2021: 37k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 40k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 32k Mar 2022: 36k Apr 2022: 34k May 2022: 36k Jun 2022: 34k Jul 2022: 35k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 34k Oct 2022: 34k Nov 2022: 34k Dec 2022: 36k Jan 2023: 35k Feb 2023: 31k Mar 2023: 34k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 32k Jun 2023: 33k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 31k Sep 2023: 31k Oct 2023: 32k Nov 2023: 32k Dec 2023: 33k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 30k Mar 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 32k Jun 2024: 30k Jul 2024: 31k Aug 2024: 29k Sep 2024: 28k Oct 2024: 30k Nov 2024: 29k Dec 2024: 30k Jan 2025: 29k Feb 2025: 25k Mar 2025: 26k Apr 2025: 26k May 2025: 26k Jun 2025: 25k Jul 2025: 26k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 24k Oct 2025: 25k Nov 2025: 22k Dec 2025: 25k Jan 2026: 23k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 21k May 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Terbutaline sulphate versus Tiotropium bromide, May 2026
Measure Terbutaline sulphate Tiotropium bromide
Items, May 2026 19,843 145,426
Items, last 12 months 273,823 1,858,301
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £209,484 £4,094,086

See the full profile for Terbutaline sulphate or Tiotropium bromide.