Beclometasone/formoterol prescribing across the NHS.
England's biggest combination inhaler finally has its own line: since January 2026 the BNF codes beclometasone-formoterol separately from plain beclometasone. It runs at roughly 780,000 items and £23m at list price a month, the workhorse of modern asthma regimens that use one inhaler for both maintenance and relief.
The NHS in England dispensed 5,492,088 prescription items of Beclometasone/formoterol in the 12 months to July 2026, across primary care and hospitals.
Spending on Beclometasone/formoterol over those 12 months was £164.9m at net ingredient cost, the list price of what was dispensed before any discounts.
We do not publish a year-on-year change for Beclometasone/formoterol. This line was split out of beclometasone in January 2026. Its earlier volume sits in that page's history, so there is no like-for-like year behind it yet.
97% of Beclometasone/formoterol volume moved through primary care and 3% through hospital pharmacies.
Beclometasone/formoterol is the largest of 12 chemical substances in Corticosteroids (respiratory) (BNF 3.2), by items dispensed.
Among Integrated Care Boards, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB dispensed the highest volume of Beclometasone/formoterol.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority open data (English Prescribing Data and SCMD), OGL v3.0. Items count prescriptions dispensed, not patients treated.
Diamond markers show events around this period: NICE decisions, safety alerts, supply notices, Drug Tariff moves and price concessions, new suppliers in dm+d and framework awards. Hover a marker for the date and type. The evidence behind each one, with the source quote and link, sits behind Apply.
| Month | Items | Spend (NIC) |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 826,243 | £24.5m |
| June 2026 | 797,311 | £23.7m |
| May 2026 | 762,915 | £22.9m |
| April 2026 | 777,996 | £23.4m |
| March 2026 | 794,889 | £24.0m |
| February 2026 | 729,091 | £22.0m |
| January 2026 | 803,643 | £24.4m |
| December 2025 | 0 | £0 |
| November 2025 | 0 | £0 |
| October 2025 | 0 | £0 |
| September 2025 | 0 | £0 |
| August 2025 | 0 | £0 |
The same series as the chart, most recent month first. The full monthly history, as CSV, sits behind Apply.
35.4% of its class.
Beclometasone/formoterol is the largest of 12 chemical substances in Corticosteroids (respiratory) (BNF 3.2), by items dispensed in July 2026. The full class league, who's gaining, and the month-by-month share movement sit behind Apply.
Average items by calendar month across the full history, indexed to the annual mean.
7 suppliers hold a live beclometasone/formoterol listing, across 15 packs.
Chiesi Ltd, Cipla EU Ltd, CST Pharma Ltd, Genus Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lupin Healthcare (UK) Ltd, Necessity Supplies Ltd, Pilsco Ltd. In the last twelve months 0 packs were listed and 2 discontinued. Every pack, its GTIN and published list price, and each week's changes are in the full report.
A listing in the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices means a product may be supplied. It says nothing about sales or market share, and the list price is the reimbursement price, not what any buyer pays. Contains information from dm+d 10.1.0, published by the NHS Business Services Authority under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Beclometasone/formoterol across all 36 ICBs.
Every Integrated Care Board in England, shaded by how much beclometasone/formoterol its GPs dispense per head of population. Hover an ICB to name it. The ranked figures for all 36 ICBs, and the drill-down to practice level, are in the full report.
Darker shading marks where Beclometasone/formoterol is dispensed most per head of population. Exact figures for every ICB, and the drill-down to practice level, are in the full report.
Zoomed out to the 7 NHS regions.
The same 12 months rolled up to NHS England's seven regions, ranked by intensity.
The teaser view.
Three rows each. The full 36-ICB view, every prescribing organisation, every strength and the hospital picture sit below the fold, behind Apply.
- 1 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB 307k
- 2 NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB 301k
- 3 NHS Greater Manchester ICB 290k
- – + 33 more. See the full 36-ICB table. See all →
Not shown for beclometasone/formoterol. This line was split out of beclometasone in January 2026. Its earlier volume sits in that page's history, so there is no like-for-like year behind it yet. Every ICB is measured against that same broken year, so a growth ranking would rank the recoding rather than the prescribing. Volume, in the list beside this one, is unaffected.
- 1 Fostair 100micrograms/dose / 6micrograms/dose inhaler 32%
- 2 Fostair NEXThaler 100microg/dose / 6microg/dose dry pdr inh 23%
- 3 Luforbec 100micrograms/dose / 6micrograms/dose inhaler 18%
- – + 3 more. See every strength and pack. See all →
Split of items across NHSBSA primary care and SCMD hospital dispensing.
Prescribing by deprivation.
Items per 1,000 registered patients by deprivation decile (1 = most deprived), practice deprivation weighted by where each practice's patients live. Read the shape rather than the absolute level: the most and least deprived deciles cover far fewer practices, and age structure drives much of the gradient.
The devolved nations.
| Nation | Items · 12 months | Data to |
|---|---|---|
| England | 5.5m | July 2026 |
| Scotland | 438k | June 2026 |
| Northern Ireland | 25k | May 2026 |
| Wales | 356 | April 2026 |
Each nation publishes its own community prescribing data, with different coding and list rules, so read these per-nation rather than as an exact UK total. Sources: NHSBSA (England), Public Health Scotland, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, OpenDataNI. Used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What open data won't tell you about beclometasone/formoterol.
The trend here starts in January 2026; earlier volume sits inside the beclometasone line's history. The devolved datasets have not all caught up with the recoding, so the nation panels under-count this line for now.
Asked and answered.
Is beclometasone/formoterol prescribing rising or falling in the NHS?
We cannot answer that honestly for beclometasone/formoterol yet. This line was split out of beclometasone in January 2026. Its earlier volume sits in that page's history, so there is no like-for-like year behind it yet. England dispensed 5,492,088 items in the 12 months to July 2026, and the monthly run-rate on this page is the figure to read instead.
How much does the NHS spend on beclometasone/formoterol?
£164.9m at net ingredient cost in the 12 months to July 2026. Net ingredient cost is the list price of the medicine before discounts and rebates; the NHS's final bill, especially for hospital medicines, is usually lower.
Where in England is beclometasone/formoterol prescribed most?
By raw volume, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB dispensed the most beclometasone/formoterol in the last 12 months. Raw volume favours the biggest populations; the map on this page shades every ICB by items per head to correct for that.
How up to date is this data?
This page runs to July 2026, the most recent NHSBSA release. Prescribing data publishes roughly six to eight weeks in arrears, and DoseTrend refreshes within 48 hours of each monthly release.
The full breakdown.
Every ICB, every prescribing organisation, every strength, the hospital view with what trusts paid and who holds each framework line, Signals with their sources, and the monthly briefing PDF. The rows below are placeholders; the real tables sit behind the application.
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