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Gliclazide vs Vildagliptin

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 237.6× as often as Vildagliptin in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 2,054 in England.

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,054items

Vildagliptin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gliclazide   ·   ╌ Vildagliptin

Vildagliptin 488,027

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gliclazide versus Vildagliptin, March 2026
Measure Gliclazide Vildagliptin
Items, March 2026 488,027 2,054
Items, last 12 months 5,853,611 26,524
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £924,868 £15,170

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