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Gliclazide vs Semaglutide

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 3.6× as often as Semaglutide in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 134,573 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

134,573items

Semaglutide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Semaglutide

Semaglutide 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Semaglutide, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Semaglutide
Items, March 2026 488,027 134,573
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 1,550,021
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £11,551,773

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