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Dapagliflozin vs Dulaglutide

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 27.2× as often as Dulaglutide in April 2026 — 1,135,660 items versus 41,704 in England.

1,135,660items

Dapagliflozin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

41,704items

Dulaglutide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dapagliflozin versus Dulaglutide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dapagliflozin   ·   ╌ Dulaglutide

0 568k 1.1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Dulaglutide 1,135,660 Jan 2021: 115k Feb 2021: 111k Mar 2021: 127k Apr 2021: 127k May 2021: 126k Jun 2021: 139k Jul 2021: 144k Aug 2021: 142k Sep 2021: 153k Oct 2021: 155k Nov 2021: 170k Dec 2021: 187k Jan 2022: 185k Feb 2022: 183k Mar 2022: 218k Apr 2022: 217k May 2022: 238k Jun 2022: 246k Jul 2022: 258k Aug 2022: 280k Sep 2022: 290k Oct 2022: 301k Nov 2022: 323k Dec 2022: 340k Jan 2023: 355k Feb 2023: 340k Mar 2023: 405k Apr 2023: 378k May 2023: 420k Jun 2023: 447k Jul 2023: 459k Aug 2023: 488k Sep 2023: 497k Oct 2023: 522k Nov 2023: 543k Dec 2023: 558k Jan 2024: 587k Feb 2024: 570k Mar 2024: 596k Apr 2024: 634k May 2024: 666k Jun 2024: 640k Jul 2024: 716k Aug 2024: 709k Sep 2024: 706k Oct 2024: 765k Nov 2024: 749k Dec 2024: 788k Jan 2025: 816k Feb 2025: 749k Mar 2025: 813k Apr 2025: 836k May 2025: 885k Jun 2025: 873k Jul 2025: 952k Aug 2025: 908k Sep 2025: 959k Oct 2025: 999k Nov 2025: 945k Dec 2025: 1.1m Jan 2026: 1m Feb 2026: 990k Mar 2026: 1.1m Apr 2026: 1.1m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Dapagliflozin versus Dulaglutide, April 2026
Measure Dapagliflozin Dulaglutide
Items, April 2026 1,135,660 41,704
Items, last 12 months 11,869,860 550,956
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £7,835,342 £3,389,295

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