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Gliclazide vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 2.4× as often as Gliclazide in April 2026 — 1,135,660 items versus 476,163 in England.

476,163items

Gliclazide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,135,660items

Dapagliflozin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 568k 1.1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Dapagliflozin 476,163 Jan 2021: 525k Feb 2021: 493k Mar 2021: 551k Apr 2021: 531k May 2021: 507k Jun 2021: 538k Jul 2021: 536k Aug 2021: 510k Sep 2021: 528k Oct 2021: 508k Nov 2021: 523k Dec 2021: 544k Jan 2022: 512k Feb 2022: 477k Mar 2022: 535k Apr 2022: 501k May 2022: 521k Jun 2022: 505k Jul 2022: 499k Aug 2022: 513k Sep 2022: 503k Oct 2022: 496k Nov 2022: 502k Dec 2022: 504k Jan 2023: 498k Feb 2023: 458k Mar 2023: 520k Apr 2023: 467k May 2023: 498k Jun 2023: 502k Jul 2023: 491k Aug 2023: 502k Sep 2023: 488k Oct 2023: 499k Nov 2023: 502k Dec 2023: 496k Jan 2024: 510k Feb 2024: 482k Mar 2024: 489k Apr 2024: 506k May 2024: 515k Jun 2024: 481k Jul 2024: 522k Aug 2024: 502k Sep 2024: 488k Oct 2024: 514k Nov 2024: 491k Dec 2024: 503k Jan 2025: 513k Feb 2025: 458k Mar 2025: 486k Apr 2025: 490k May 2025: 503k Jun 2025: 486k Jul 2025: 515k Aug 2025: 472k Sep 2025: 494k Oct 2025: 502k Nov 2025: 463k Dec 2025: 506k Jan 2026: 488k Feb 2026: 448k Mar 2026: 488k Apr 2026: 476k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Gliclazide versus Dapagliflozin, April 2026
Measure Gliclazide Dapagliflozin
Items, April 2026 476,163 1,135,660
Items, last 12 months 5,840,171 11,869,860
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £955,638 £7,835,342

See the full profile for Gliclazide or Dapagliflozin.