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Gliclazide vs Tirzepatide

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 1.6× as often as Tirzepatide in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 310,512 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

310,512items

Tirzepatide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Tirzepatide

Tirzepatide 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Tirzepatide, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Tirzepatide
Items, March 2026 488,027 310,512
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 3,064,223
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £72,073,183

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