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Umeclidinium bromide vs Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 5.1× as often as Umeclidinium bromide in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 22,737 in England.

22,737items

Umeclidinium bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Umeclidinium bromide   ·   ╌ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Umeclidinium bro… 22,737 Jan 2021: 43k Feb 2021: 40k Mar 2021: 45k Apr 2021: 43k May 2021: 40k Jun 2021: 43k Jul 2021: 42k Aug 2021: 40k Sep 2021: 42k Oct 2021: 39k Nov 2021: 41k Dec 2021: 42k Jan 2022: 39k Feb 2022: 37k Mar 2022: 41k Apr 2022: 38k May 2022: 39k Jun 2022: 38k Jul 2022: 38k Aug 2022: 39k Sep 2022: 37k Oct 2022: 37k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 38k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 33k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 34k May 2023: 35k Jun 2023: 36k Jul 2023: 34k Aug 2023: 34k Sep 2023: 33k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 33k Dec 2023: 33k Jan 2024: 33k Feb 2024: 31k Mar 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 31k Jun 2024: 29k Jul 2024: 31k Aug 2024: 30k Sep 2024: 28k Oct 2024: 30k Nov 2024: 28k Dec 2024: 28k Jan 2025: 29k Feb 2025: 25k Mar 2025: 27k Apr 2025: 27k May 2025: 27k Jun 2025: 26k Jul 2025: 27k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 26k Oct 2025: 26k Nov 2025: 24k Dec 2025: 26k Jan 2026: 25k Feb 2026: 22k Mar 2026: 24k Apr 2026: 23k May 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Umeclidinium bromide versus Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol, May 2026
Measure Umeclidinium bromide Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol
Items, May 2026 22,737 115,721
Items, last 12 months 296,468 1,392,498
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £712,993 £4,340,083

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