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Dapagliflozin/metformin vs Empagliflozin

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

Empagliflozin was dispensed 38.0× as often as Dapagliflozin/metformin in March 2026 — 370,826 items versus 9,756 in England.

9,756items

Dapagliflozin/metformin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

370,826items

Empagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dapagliflozin/metformin versus Empagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dapagliflozin/metformin   ·   ╌ Empagliflozin

Empagliflozin 9,756

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dapagliflozin/metformin versus Empagliflozin, March 2026
Measure Dapagliflozin/metformin Empagliflozin
Items, March 2026 9,756 370,826
Items, last 12 months 114,120 4,715,991
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £398,845 £14,469,209

See the full profile for Dapagliflozin/metformin or Empagliflozin.