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Insulin aspart vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 5.1× as often as Insulin aspart in May 2026 — 1,158,086 items versus 227,943 in England.

227,943items

Insulin aspart · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,158,086items

Dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Insulin aspart versus Dapagliflozin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Insulin aspart   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 579k 1.2m Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin 227,943 Jan 2021: 164k Feb 2021: 154k Mar 2021: 172k Apr 2021: 170k May 2021: 164k Jun 2021: 177k Jul 2021: 179k Aug 2021: 168k Sep 2021: 178k Nov 2021: 178k Dec 2021: 195k Jan 2022: 176k Feb 2022: 166k Mar 2022: 192k Apr 2022: 180k May 2022: 188k Jun 2022: 184k Jul 2022: 188k Aug 2022: 191k Sep 2022: 187k Oct 2022: 186k Nov 2022: 188k Dec 2022: 201k Jan 2023: 194k Feb 2023: 178k Mar 2023: 203k Apr 2023: 185k May 2023: 199k Jun 2023: 205k Jul 2023: 201k Aug 2023: 199k Sep 2023: 197k Oct 2023: 200k Nov 2023: 206k Dec 2023: 212k Jan 2024: 213k Feb 2024: 201k Mar 2024: 206k Apr 2024: 217k May 2024: 223k Jun 2024: 211k Jul 2024: 230k Aug 2024: 220k Sep 2024: 212k Oct 2024: 226k Nov 2024: 217k Dec 2024: 229k Jan 2025: 229k Feb 2025: 205k Mar 2025: 220k Apr 2025: 221k May 2025: 232k Jun 2025: 226k Jul 2025: 241k Aug 2025: 215k Sep 2025: 226k Oct 2025: 234k Nov 2025: 217k Dec 2025: 245k Jan 2026: 231k Feb 2026: 212k Mar 2026: 236k Apr 2026: 228k May 2026: 228k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Insulin aspart versus Dapagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Insulin aspart Dapagliflozin
Items, May 2026 227,943 1,158,086
Items, last 12 months 2,739,193 12,142,822
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £9,548,703 £6,553,409

See the full profile for Insulin aspart or Dapagliflozin.