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Zafirlukast vs Roflumilast

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

Roflumilast was dispensed 328.7× as often as Zafirlukast in April 2026 — 986 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Zafirlukast · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

986items

Roflumilast · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Zafirlukast versus Roflumilast: national items dispensed by month

▬ Zafirlukast   ·   ╌ Roflumilast

0 504 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jun 2023 Mar 2024 Dec 2024 Apr 2026 Roflumilast 3 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 4 Apr 2021: 6 May 2021: 6 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 6 Aug 2021: 6 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 2 Nov 2021: 4 Dec 2021: 4 Jan 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 4 May 2022: 6 Jun 2022: 3 Jul 2022: 4 Aug 2022: 3 Sep 2022: 4 Oct 2022: 5 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 5 Jan 2023: 8 Feb 2023: 5 Mar 2023: 2 Apr 2023: 2 May 2023: 6 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 2 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 7 May 2024: 4 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 4 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 2 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Zafirlukast versus Roflumilast, April 2026
Measure Zafirlukast Roflumilast
Items, April 2026 3 986
Items, last 12 months 22 11,250
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,230 £40,252

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