Tiotropium bromide vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Tiotropium bromide was dispensed 1.3× as often as Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol in March 2026 — 153,172 items versus 120,443 in England.

153,172items

Tiotropium bromide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

120,443items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tiotropium bromide · ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Tiotropium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, March 2026
Measure	Tiotropium bromide	Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, March 2026	153,172	120,443
Items, last 12 months	1,890,261	1,381,833
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£4,321,718	£4,509,343