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Salbutamol

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Bronchodilators
Data updated March 2026

Salbutamol was the 14th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 1,278,824 items, down 15.2% on a year earlier.

1,278,824items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£4,308,641

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

16,501,442items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Salbutamol: national items dispensed by month

1,278,824

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Salbutamol, by items this month.

Presentations of Salbutamol, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Salamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler CFC free (Teva) 550,075 £916,581
Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler CFC free 342,502 £596,288
Ventolin 100micrograms/dose Evohaler 196,489 £380,093
Easyhaler Salbutamol sulfate 100micrograms/dose dry pdr inh 74,626 £261,967
Salamol 100micrograms/dose Easi-Breathe inhaler 49,328 £348,806
Ventolin 200micrograms/dose Accuhaler 25,882 £118,541
Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose ampoules 13,647 £623,749
Salbutamol 5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials 11,053 £663,003
Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials 7,362 £254,227
Easyhaler Salbutamol sulfate 200micrograms/dose dry pdr inh 5,501 £39,999
Salbutamol 5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose ampoules 814 £41,646
Airomir 100micrograms/dose Autohaler 437 £3,028
Ventolin 5mg/ml respirator solution 230 £1,086
Salbutamol 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 207 £1,103
Salbulin Novolizer 100micrograms/dose inhalation powder 158 £842

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