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Ipratropium bromide

Respiratory System Bronchodilators BNF 0301020I0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Ipratropium bromide was ranked 472nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 11,634 items, down 13.5% on a year earlier.

11,634items -13.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

138,525items

Rolling 12 months

£165,261

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Ipratropium bromide: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Bronchodilators
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £14.21
  • Year on year Down 13.5% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ipratropium bromide this month.

Presentations of Ipratropium bromide, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ipratropium bromide 20micrograms/dose inhaler CFC free 0301020I0AAANAN 5,581 £36,446
Ipratropium bromide 500micrograms/2ml neb liq ud vials 0301020I0AAACAC 2,807 £73,320
Atrovent 20micrograms/dose inhaler CFC free 0301020I0BBAJAN 1,582 £10,369
Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml neb liq ud vials 0301020I0AAAFAF 1,091 £35,604
Atrovent 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser liquid UDVs 0301020I0BBACAC 196 £3,235
Atrovent 250micrograms/1ml nebuliser liquid UDVs 0301020I0BBAFAF 155 £1,879
Ipratropium 500micrograms/2ml neb liq Steri-Neb ud vials 0301020I0BEABAC 126 £2,195
Ipratropium 250micrograms/1ml neb liq Steri-Neb ud vials 0301020I0BEAAAF 80 £1,978
Inhalvent 20micrograms/dose inhaler 0301020I0BIAAAN 15 £106
Respontin 500micrograms/2ml Nebules 0301020I0BGABAC 1 £129

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Ipratropium bromide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ipratropium bromide volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Ipratropium bromide with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.