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Gliclazide vs Alogliptin

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 5.9× as often as Alogliptin in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 82,302 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

82,302items

Alogliptin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Alogliptin

Alogliptin 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Alogliptin, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Alogliptin
Items, March 2026 488,027 82,302
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 1,135,300
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £2,273,647

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