Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Tiotropium bromide vs Theophylline

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

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 4.1× as often as Theophylline in May 2026 — 145,426 items versus 35,481 in England.

145,426items

Tiotropium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

35,481items

Theophylline · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tiotropium bromide   ·   ╌ Theophylline

0 135k 271k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Theophylline 145,426 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 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 May 2026: 145k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tiotropium bromide versus Theophylline, May 2026
Measure Tiotropium bromide Theophylline
Items, May 2026 145,426 35,481
Items, last 12 months 1,858,301 457,676
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,094,086 £926,515

See the full profile for Tiotropium bromide or Theophylline.