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Glibenclamide vs Gliclazide

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 97,605.4× as often as Glibenclamide in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 5 in England.

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Glibenclamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Glibenclamide versus Gliclazide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Glibenclamide   ·   ╌ Gliclazide

Gliclazide 5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Glibenclamide versus Gliclazide, March 2026
Measure Glibenclamide Gliclazide
Items, March 2026 5 488,027
Items, last 12 months 99 5,853,611
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,456 £924,868

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