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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Biphasic insulin aspart vs Empagliflozin

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

Empagliflozin was dispensed 6.8× as often as Biphasic insulin aspart in May 2026 — 323,972 items versus 47,490 in England.

47,490items

Biphasic insulin aspart · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

323,972items

Empagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Biphasic insulin aspart versus Empagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Biphasic insulin aspart   ·   ╌ Empagliflozin

0 212k 423k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Empagliflozin 47,490 Jan 2021: 61k Feb 2021: 57k Mar 2021: 64k Apr 2021: 62k May 2021: 59k Jun 2021: 63k Jul 2021: 63k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 63k Oct 2021: 60k Nov 2021: 62k Dec 2021: 65k Jan 2022: 59k Feb 2022: 56k Mar 2022: 63k Apr 2022: 59k May 2022: 61k Jun 2022: 60k Jul 2022: 59k Aug 2022: 61k Sep 2022: 60k Oct 2022: 59k Nov 2022: 60k Dec 2022: 61k Jan 2023: 59k Feb 2023: 54k Mar 2023: 61k Apr 2023: 55k May 2023: 59k Jun 2023: 59k Jul 2023: 57k Aug 2023: 59k Sep 2023: 57k Oct 2023: 57k Nov 2023: 58k Dec 2023: 58k Jan 2024: 58k Feb 2024: 55k Mar 2024: 55k Apr 2024: 58k May 2024: 59k Jun 2024: 54k Jul 2024: 59k Aug 2024: 56k Sep 2024: 54k Oct 2024: 57k Nov 2024: 54k Dec 2024: 57k Jan 2025: 56k Feb 2025: 50k Mar 2025: 52k Apr 2025: 53k May 2025: 54k Jun 2025: 52k Jul 2025: 55k Aug 2025: 50k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 53k Nov 2025: 49k Dec 2025: 54k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 50k Apr 2026: 49k May 2026: 47k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Biphasic insulin aspart versus Empagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Biphasic insulin aspart Empagliflozin
Items, May 2026 47,490 323,972
Items, last 12 months 608,257 4,615,976
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,235,763 £12,500,182

See the full profile for Biphasic insulin aspart or Empagliflozin.