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Gliclazide vs Canagliflozin

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 7.4× as often as Canagliflozin in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 65,731 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

65,731items

Canagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Canagliflozin

Canagliflozin 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Canagliflozin, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Canagliflozin
Items, March 2026 488,027 65,731
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 835,791
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £2,720,844

See the full profile for Gliclazide or Canagliflozin.