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Biphasic isophane insulin vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 23.0× as often as Biphasic isophane insulin in June 2026 — 1,266,026 items versus 54,993 in England.

54,993items

Biphasic isophane insulin · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,266,026items

Dapagliflozin · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Biphasic isophane insulin versus Dapagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Biphasic isophane insulin   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 633k 1.3m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Dapagliflozin 54,993 Jan 2021: 57k Feb 2021: 55k Mar 2021: 61k Apr 2021: 59k May 2021: 56k Jun 2021: 61k Jul 2021: 61k Aug 2021: 58k Sep 2021: 60k Oct 2021: 58k Nov 2021: 59k Dec 2021: 64k Jan 2022: 58k Feb 2022: 55k Mar 2022: 62k Apr 2022: 59k May 2022: 60k Jun 2022: 59k Jul 2022: 58k Aug 2022: 60k Sep 2022: 59k Oct 2022: 58k Nov 2022: 59k Dec 2022: 61k Jan 2023: 58k Feb 2023: 53k Mar 2023: 61k Apr 2023: 55k May 2023: 59k Jun 2023: 60k Jul 2023: 58k Aug 2023: 59k Sep 2023: 58k Oct 2023: 59k Nov 2023: 59k Dec 2023: 59k Jan 2024: 60k Feb 2024: 56k Mar 2024: 57k Apr 2024: 59k May 2024: 61k Jun 2024: 56k Jul 2024: 61k Aug 2024: 59k Sep 2024: 57k Oct 2024: 60k Nov 2024: 57k Dec 2024: 60k Jan 2025: 60k Feb 2025: 53k Mar 2025: 56k Apr 2025: 57k May 2025: 58k Jun 2025: 56k Jul 2025: 59k Aug 2025: 54k Sep 2025: 57k Oct 2025: 58k Nov 2025: 53k Dec 2025: 59k Jan 2026: 56k Feb 2026: 51k Mar 2026: 55k Apr 2026: 55k May 2026: 53k Jun 2026: 55k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Biphasic isophane insulin versus Dapagliflozin, June 2026
Measure Biphasic isophane insulin Dapagliflozin
Items, June 2026 54,993 1,266,026
Items, last 12 months 665,519 12,535,413
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £1,813,249 £5,228,944

See the full profile for Biphasic isophane insulin or Dapagliflozin.