Medicines
Ear, Nose and Oropharynx
Drugs acting on the nose
Ipratropium bromide

Ipratropium bromide

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the nose BNF 1202020I0

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Ipratropium bromide was ranked 538th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7,532 items, up 2.2% on a year earlier.

7,532items +2.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

86,955items

Rolling 12 months

£71,681

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ipratropium bromide: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the nose
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £9.52
Year on year Up 2.2% 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.

Where Ipratropium bromide is dispensed

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

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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.

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Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Ipratropium bromide 21micrograms/dose nasal spray	1202020I0AAABAB	7,261	£69,333
Rinaspray 21micrograms/dose nasal spray	1202020I0BBABAB	271	£2,348