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Insulin aspart vs Gliclazide

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

Gliclazide was dispensed 2.1× as often as Insulin aspart in March 2026 — 488,027 items versus 236,428 in England.

236,428items

Insulin aspart · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

488,027items

Gliclazide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin aspart   ·   ╌ Gliclazide

Gliclazide 236,428

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Insulin aspart versus Gliclazide, March 2026
Measure Insulin aspart Gliclazide
Items, March 2026 236,428 488,027
Items, last 12 months 2,735,988 5,853,611
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £9,844,618 £924,868

See the full profile for Insulin aspart or Gliclazide.