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Empagliflozin vs Dulaglutide

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

Empagliflozin was dispensed 8.0× as often as Dulaglutide in May 2026 — 323,972 items versus 40,266 in England.

323,972items

Empagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40,266items

Dulaglutide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Empagliflozin   ·   ╌ Dulaglutide

0 212k 423k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dulaglutide 323,972 Jan 2021: 160k Feb 2021: 154k Mar 2021: 176k Apr 2021: 173k May 2021: 168k Jun 2021: 183k Jul 2021: 186k Aug 2021: 181k Sep 2021: 189k Oct 2021: 185k Nov 2021: 194k Dec 2021: 207k Jan 2022: 198k Feb 2022: 188k Mar 2022: 216k Apr 2022: 207k May 2022: 220k Jun 2022: 220k Jul 2022: 224k Aug 2022: 235k Sep 2022: 238k Oct 2022: 240k Nov 2022: 249k Dec 2022: 256k Jan 2023: 258k Feb 2023: 242k Mar 2023: 281k Apr 2023: 257k May 2023: 277k Jun 2023: 288k Jul 2023: 287k Aug 2023: 299k Sep 2023: 296k Oct 2023: 303k Nov 2023: 309k Dec 2023: 310k Jan 2024: 322k Feb 2024: 307k Mar 2024: 315k Apr 2024: 330k May 2024: 342k Jun 2024: 324k Jul 2024: 358k Aug 2024: 350k Sep 2024: 346k Oct 2024: 368k Nov 2024: 357k Dec 2024: 370k Jan 2025: 382k Feb 2025: 345k Mar 2025: 371k Apr 2025: 378k May 2025: 396k Jun 2025: 385k Jul 2025: 416k Aug 2025: 385k Sep 2025: 408k Oct 2025: 421k Nov 2025: 388k Dec 2025: 423k Jan 2026: 394k Feb 2026: 351k Mar 2026: 371k Apr 2026: 350k May 2026: 324k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Empagliflozin versus Dulaglutide, May 2026
Measure Empagliflozin Dulaglutide
Items, May 2026 323,972 40,266
Items, last 12 months 4,615,976 539,814
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £12,500,182 £3,280,720

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