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Theophylline vs Indacaterol/glycopyrronium

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

Theophylline was dispensed 3.0× as often as Indacaterol/glycopyrronium in May 2026 — 35,481 items versus 11,850 in England.

35,481items

Theophylline · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

11,850items

Indacaterol/glycopyrronium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Theophylline versus Indacaterol/glycopyrronium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Theophylline   ·   ╌ Indacaterol/glycopyrronium

0 26k 51k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Indacaterol/glyc… 35,481 Jan 2021: 35k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 41k Apr 2021: 42k May 2021: 42k Jun 2021: 45k Jul 2021: 47k Aug 2021: 46k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 47k Nov 2021: 49k Dec 2021: 51k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Apr 2022: 48k May 2022: 49k Jun 2022: 46k Jul 2022: 48k Aug 2022: 48k Sep 2022: 47k Oct 2022: 46k Nov 2022: 47k Dec 2022: 47k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 43k Mar 2023: 48k Apr 2023: 43k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 44k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 44k Jan 2024: 44k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 42k Apr 2024: 43k May 2024: 44k Jun 2024: 41k Jul 2024: 44k Aug 2024: 42k Sep 2024: 41k Oct 2024: 43k Nov 2024: 41k Dec 2024: 42k Jan 2025: 42k Feb 2025: 37k Mar 2025: 39k Apr 2025: 40k May 2025: 40k Jun 2025: 39k Jul 2025: 41k Aug 2025: 38k Sep 2025: 39k Oct 2025: 40k Nov 2025: 37k Dec 2025: 40k Jan 2026: 38k Feb 2026: 35k Mar 2026: 38k Apr 2026: 37k May 2026: 35k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Theophylline versus Indacaterol/glycopyrronium, May 2026
Measure Theophylline Indacaterol/glycopyrronium
Items, May 2026 35,481 11,850
Items, last 12 months 457,676 157,589
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £926,515 £451,510

See the full profile for Theophylline or Indacaterol/glycopyrronium.