Dapagliflozin vs Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 1,935.8× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone in March 2026 — 1,120,842 items versus 579 in England.

1,120,842items

Dapagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

579items

Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dapagliflozin versus Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dapagliflozin · ╌ Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dapagliflozin versus Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone, March 2026
Measure	Dapagliflozin	Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone
Items, March 2026	1,120,842	579
Items, last 12 months	11,570,596	7,704
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£8,162,552	£24,576