Empagliflozin vs Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Empagliflozin was dispensed 640.5× as often as Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone in March 2026 — 370,826 items versus 579 in England.

370,826items

Empagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

579items

Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Empagliflozin · ╌ Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Empagliflozin versus Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone, March 2026
Measure	Empagliflozin	Metformin hydrochloride/pioglitazone
Items, March 2026	370,826	579
Items, last 12 months	4,715,991	7,704
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£14,469,209	£24,576