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Terbutaline sulphate vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 5.8× as often as Terbutaline sulphate in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 19,843 in England.

19,843items

Terbutaline sulphate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Terbutaline sulphate   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 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 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 Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Terbutaline sulphate Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 19,843 115,721
Items, last 12 months 273,823 1,392,498
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £209,484 £4,340,083

See the full profile for Terbutaline sulphate or Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol.