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Tiotropium bromide vs Indacaterol/glycopyrronium

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 12.2× as often as Indacaterol/glycopyrronium in April 2026 — 149,632 items versus 12,239 in England.

149,632items

Tiotropium bromide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12,239items

Indacaterol/glycopyrronium · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tiotropium bromide   ·   ╌ Indacaterol/glycopyrronium

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Indacaterol/glyc… 149,632 Jan 2021: 263k Feb 2021: 243k Mar 2021: 271k Apr 2021: 260k May 2021: 245k Jun 2021: 260k Jul 2021: 259k Aug 2021: 243k Sep 2021: 254k Oct 2021: 241k Nov 2021: 247k Dec 2021: 259k Jan 2022: 238k Feb 2022: 221k Mar 2022: 248k Apr 2022: 230k May 2022: 237k Jun 2022: 230k Jul 2022: 228k Aug 2022: 232k Sep 2022: 225k Oct 2022: 222k Nov 2022: 224k Dec 2022: 227k Jan 2023: 219k Feb 2023: 199k Mar 2023: 223k Apr 2023: 199k May 2023: 209k Jun 2023: 211k Jul 2023: 200k Aug 2023: 203k Sep 2023: 196k Oct 2023: 197k Nov 2023: 197k Dec 2023: 196k Jan 2024: 196k Feb 2024: 182k Mar 2024: 183k Apr 2024: 188k May 2024: 190k Jun 2024: 175k Jul 2024: 189k Aug 2024: 179k Sep 2024: 172k Oct 2024: 181k Nov 2024: 171k Dec 2024: 176k Jan 2025: 176k Feb 2025: 155k Mar 2025: 162k Apr 2025: 161k May 2025: 166k Jun 2025: 159k Jul 2025: 167k Aug 2025: 152k Sep 2025: 159k Oct 2025: 163k Nov 2025: 148k Dec 2025: 165k Jan 2026: 156k Feb 2026: 142k Mar 2026: 153k Apr 2026: 150k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Tiotropium bromide versus Indacaterol/glycopyrronium, April 2026
Measure Tiotropium bromide Indacaterol/glycopyrronium
Items, April 2026 149,632 12,239
Items, last 12 months 1,878,560 160,488
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £4,220,615 £464,326

See the full profile for Tiotropium bromide or Indacaterol/glycopyrronium.