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Gliclazide vs Empagliflozin

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 1.3× as often as Empagliflozin in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 370,826 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

370,826items

Empagliflozin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Empagliflozin

Empagliflozin 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Empagliflozin, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Empagliflozin
Items, March 2026 488,027 370,826
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 4,715,991
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £14,469,209

See the full profile for Gliclazide or Empagliflozin.