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Gliclazide vs Dapagliflozin/metformin

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 49.7× as often as Dapagliflozin/metformin in May 2026 — 462,721 items versus 9,305 in England.

462,721items

Gliclazide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

9,305items

Dapagliflozin/metformin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin/metformin

0 275k 551k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin/me… 462,721 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 May 2026: 463k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Gliclazide versus Dapagliflozin/metformin, May 2026
Measure Gliclazide Dapagliflozin/metformin
Items, May 2026 462,721 9,305
Items, last 12 months 5,799,719 114,394
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £872,639 £377,031

See the full profile for Gliclazide or Dapagliflozin/metformin.