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Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol vs Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

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

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol was dispensed 4.4× as often as Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol in May 2026 — 115,721 items versus 26,555 in England.

115,721items

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26,555items

Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol   ·   ╌ Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol

0 61k 123k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tiotropium bromi… 115,721 Jan 2021: 68k Feb 2021: 64k Mar 2021: 72k Apr 2021: 70k May 2021: 67k Jun 2021: 73k Jul 2021: 74k Aug 2021: 71k Sep 2021: 75k Oct 2021: 72k Nov 2021: 75k Dec 2021: 80k Jan 2022: 75k Feb 2022: 70k Mar 2022: 81k Apr 2022: 76k May 2022: 79k Jun 2022: 78k Jul 2022: 79k Aug 2022: 83k Sep 2022: 82k Oct 2022: 81k Nov 2022: 85k Dec 2022: 86k Jan 2023: 87k Feb 2023: 81k Mar 2023: 94k Apr 2023: 85k May 2023: 91k Jun 2023: 95k Jul 2023: 92k Aug 2023: 96k Sep 2023: 93k Oct 2023: 96k Nov 2023: 98k Dec 2023: 98k Jan 2024: 101k Feb 2024: 96k Mar 2024: 99k Apr 2024: 103k May 2024: 106k Jun 2024: 99k Jul 2024: 109k Aug 2024: 105k Sep 2024: 103k Oct 2024: 110k Nov 2024: 106k Dec 2024: 109k Jan 2025: 112k Feb 2025: 101k Mar 2025: 109k Apr 2025: 110k May 2025: 114k Jun 2025: 111k Jul 2025: 118k Aug 2025: 110k Sep 2025: 116k Oct 2025: 120k Nov 2025: 111k Dec 2025: 123k Jan 2026: 119k Feb 2026: 110k Mar 2026: 120k Apr 2026: 119k May 2026: 116k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol versus Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol, May 2026
Measure Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol Tiotropium bromide/olodaterol
Items, May 2026 115,721 26,555
Items, last 12 months 1,392,498 338,087
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,340,083 £969,150

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