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Gliclazide vs Pioglitazone hydrochloride

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 13.1× as often as Pioglitazone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 37,346 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,346items

Pioglitazone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Gliclazide versus Pioglitazone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Pioglitazone hyd… 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Pioglitazone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Pioglitazone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 488,027 37,346
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 471,511
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £327,091

See the full profile for Gliclazide or Pioglitazone hydrochloride.