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Insulin degludec vs Dapagliflozin

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

Dapagliflozin was dispensed 18.9× as often as Insulin degludec in May 2026 — 1,158,086 items versus 61,358 in England.

61,358items

Insulin degludec · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,158,086items

Dapagliflozin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Insulin degludec   ·   ╌ Dapagliflozin

0 579k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dapagliflozin 61,358 Jan 2021: 39k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 41k Apr 2021: 42k May 2021: 40k Jun 2021: 44k Jul 2021: 45k Aug 2021: 43k Sep 2021: 46k Oct 2021: 45k Nov 2021: 47k Dec 2021: 52k Jan 2022: 47k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 52k Apr 2022: 49k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 51k Jul 2022: 52k Aug 2022: 54k Sep 2022: 54k Oct 2022: 54k Nov 2022: 55k Dec 2022: 59k Jan 2023: 57k Feb 2023: 53k Mar 2023: 61k Apr 2023: 55k May 2023: 60k Jun 2023: 63k Jul 2023: 64k Aug 2023: 56k Sep 2023: 59k Oct 2023: 62k Nov 2023: 64k Dec 2023: 65k Jan 2024: 64k Feb 2024: 60k Mar 2024: 60k Apr 2024: 63k May 2024: 64k Jun 2024: 60k Jul 2024: 65k Aug 2024: 61k Sep 2024: 59k Oct 2024: 62k Nov 2024: 59k Dec 2024: 62k Jan 2025: 62k Feb 2025: 55k Mar 2025: 58k Apr 2025: 58k May 2025: 61k Jun 2025: 60k Jul 2025: 63k Aug 2025: 57k Sep 2025: 60k Oct 2025: 62k Nov 2025: 58k Dec 2025: 65k Jan 2026: 62k Feb 2026: 57k Mar 2026: 62k Apr 2026: 62k May 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Insulin degludec versus Dapagliflozin, May 2026
Measure Insulin degludec Dapagliflozin
Items, May 2026 61,358 1,158,086
Items, last 12 months 730,093 12,142,822
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £3,641,166 £6,553,409

See the full profile for Insulin degludec or Dapagliflozin.